MVV172K Introduction to European Administrative Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Magdalena Michalak (lecturer), prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. JUDr. Lukáš Potěšil, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV172K/01: Tue 11. 4. 9:35–11:05 025, 16:40–18:10 025, Wed 12. 4. 8:00–9:30 025, Thu 13. 4. 15:05–16:35 025, 16:40–18:10 025
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students with the basic aspects of EU Administrative Law. During the course students will see differences between substantive and institutional administrative law and how this division influences implementation of EU law. Second objective is to familiarize students with regulations and functions of so called EU agencies that perform different administrative tasks. The last goal is to get to know the example of measuref of protection of rights in European Administrative Law.
At the end of the course, students should:
- be able to explain how European Union administrative law is being implemented;
- have a better understanding what EU agencies are and which tasks they perform;
- understand the role of Frontex in the context of recent EU problems;
- be able to describe and understand the system and measures of protection of rights in the European Administrative Law.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to European Union administrative law and its reflections in national administrative laws
  • 2. Main EU administrative bodies
  • 3. EU agencies
  • a. Reasons of creation
  • b. Characteristics of EU agencies
  • c. Role and competences of EU agencies
  • d. Main tasks of EU agencies
  • e. Case study – FRONTEX (European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union)
  • 4. Protection of rights in the European Administrative Law
  • a. Data protection in EU
  • b. Role of European Ombudsman
  • c. Access to information in EU
Literature
  • The Internet is the source of the study materials for this course; in rare instances, hard copies of articles of interest will be supplied to the students during the course.
Teaching methods
Lectures, ppt presentations, discussions
Assessment methods
Active participation in the classes, essay
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Spring 2016.
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