NP401Zk Lawmaking for Public Administration

Faculty of Law
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. Stanislav Kadečka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Matouš, Ph.D. (assistant)
JUDr. Veronika Smutná, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Fri 20. 2. 8:00–9:30 136, 9:35–11:05 136, Fri 6. 3. 8:00–9:30 030, 9:35–11:05 030, Fri 20. 3. 8:00–9:30 030, 9:35–11:05 030
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand the basics of law-making in general and in the area of public administration in particular. They should understand the basics of legislative techniques necessary for the preparation of legal enactments in the field of public administration.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction to the law-making theory in the Czech Republic and in the world. The law-making as a set of legal norms and internal instructions. Basic practical aids of legislator. Legislative rules. Legislative methodology. Legal informatics and law creation. 2) Basic notions. Law-making, laws and other legal enactments. The validity, effectiveness, applicability. Types of secondary legislation. Systematic use of the rule of law. 3) The concept of law-making and its principles. Customs, findings and created law. Legislative power at the level of public administration. The content of the principles of the formation of secondary legislation. The mechanism of the law-making. Authorities with legislative powers, and other bodies. 4) Legislative technique: Content, form and depth of regulation. The choice of form of the law. Reception. Reference. Footnote. The general clauses. Indeterminate notions. Legislative discretion. Legal language. The special features of the secondary legislation. 5) The choice of concepts and wording of the enactments. Legislative abbreviations and shortcuts. Full, abbreviated, and verbal citations. Foreign words. Enumerations. Marginal notes and headings. Legislation in time. Republication. 6) Preparation and adoption of legislation: the processing of the proposal and its adoption as a process. Explanatory memorandum. E-Library of government bills.
Literature
    required literature
  • Legislativní proces (Teorie a prace). Praha 2011. Dostupné na www.mvcr.cz/soubor/legislativni-proces-pdf.aspx
    recommended literature
  • ŠÍN, Zbyněk. Tvorba práva : pravidla, metodika, technika. 2. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2009, xv, 176. ISBN 9788074001628. info
    not specified
  • CVRČEK, František. Právní informatika. Praha: Ústav státu a práva AV ČR, 2010, 371 s. ISBN 9788073802684. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, consultations and homework
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod. přednášek za semestr / 12 hrs of lectures per semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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