DO4USPS02 Constitutional Law III.

Faculty of Law
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Jaroslav Benák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. David Kosař, Ph.D., LL.M., J. S. D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Alžbeta Králová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Zuzana Vikarská, MJur, MPhil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Jaroslav Benák, Ph.D.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Constitutional Law introduces students in basic problems of the theory of the constitution and in values the constitution of the Czech Republic is based on. Further deals with the legal regulation of state power and its organisation in the Czech Republic (separation of powers, particular constitutional bodies, their position to each other, rules of their procedure), then with the relation of state and individuals (citizenship, fundamental rights and freedom, their protection, constitutional foundations of the status of foreigners).
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to: - understand key concepts of Constitutional Law - orientate herself in the relevant literature
Syllabus
  • Concept, subject and sources of the Czech constitutional law. Continuity and discontinuity in the development of the Czech constitutional law. Constitutional accountability. Constitution as a fundamental law. Interpretation and application of the Czech constitution. International law and the municipal law. Promulgation of statutes and other legal regulations. Right to associate and the right of the political parties in the Czech Republic. Electoral law and its principles. Electoral procedure. Judicial protection of franchise. Direct democracy in the Czech Republic. Territorial organisation of the Czech Republic. Frontiers. Capital. Citizenship. Concept. Principles of legal regulation. International agreements. How the Czech citizenship is acquired and lost. Charter of fundamental rights and freedoms. Notion of fundamental right and freedom. Classification. Freedom, liberty, equality, dignity, non-discrimination. State power in the Czech Republic. Constitutional concept. Separation of powers. State power and self-government. Legal status of a state body (organ). Parliamentarism in the Czech Republic. Constitutional status of the Parliament. Bicameral structure. Legislative process. Legal position of Members of the Parliament. Executive power. The head of State. The government and other administrative offices. The Constitutional Court. Legal status. Competence. Types of judicial procedures before the Constitutional Court. Judicial power in the Czech constitution. Legal status, position, activity. The State Attorney's Office. The Supreme Auditing Office. The Czech National Bank. Constitutional foundations of territorial self-government. Other forms of self-government.
Literature
  • Listina základních práv a svobod. Komentář. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR, a. s., 2012
  • RYCHETSKÝ, Pavel, Tomáš LANGÁŠEK, Tomáš HERC a Petr MLSNA. Ústava České republiky. Ústavní zákon o bezpečnosti České republiky. Komentář. 1. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR, a. s., 2015.
  • PAVLÍČEK, Václav. Ústavní právo a státověda. Vyd. 2. nezměn., V Leges 1. Praha: Leges, 2014, 363 s. ISBN 9788075020536. info
  • ŠIMÍČEK, Vojtěch, Jan FILIP, Pavel MOLEK, Lenka BAHÝĽOVÁ, Milan PODHRÁZKÝ, Radovan SUCHÁNEK and Ladislav VYHNÁNEK. Ústava České republiky - Komentář (The Constitution of the Czech Republic - A Commentary). Praha: Linde Praha, 2010, 1536 pp. ISBN 978-80-7201-814-7. info
  • NEUBAUER, Zdeněk. Státověda a teorie politiky. Vyd. 3., v Sociologickém na. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2006, 359 s. ISBN 8086429512. info
  • FILIP, Jan. Ústavní právo České republiky. 1, Základní pojmy a instituty. Ústavní základy ČR. 4. opr. a dopl. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 556 s. (Edice učebnic PrF MU v Brně ; sv. 330). ISBN 80-210-3254-5. info
  • FILIP, Jan, Zdeněk KOUDELKA, Jiří KROUPA, Jan SVATOŇ, Vojtěch ŠIMÍČEK and Renata VLČKOVÁ. Soudobé ústavní systémy (Constitutional Systems). 2. dopl. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2001, 241 pp. Edice učebnice PrF MU v Brně ; č. 259. ISBN 80-210-2520-4. info
  • BLAHOŽ, Josef, Vladimír BALAŠ and Karel KLÍMA. Srovnávací ústavní právo. Vyd. 1. Praha: CODEX Bohemia, 1998, 359 s. ISBN 80-85963-80-9. info
  • KLOKOČKA, Vladimír. Ústavní řízení evropských států. 1. vyd. Praha: Linde, 1996, 415 s. ISBN 8072010107. info
  • WEYR, František. Československé právo ústavní. V Praze: Melantrich, 1937, xii, 339. info
  • PRAŽÁK, Jiří. Rakouské právo veřejné. Díl první, Právo ústavní. Rakouské právo ústavní. Čásť třetí, Ústava říšská, Čásť čtvrtá, Ústava mocnářství celkového. 2. dopl. vyd. V Praze: Nákladem Jednoty právnické, 1903, 478, 249 s. info
Teaching methods
homeworks, reading of scheduled litarature
Assessment methods
credit will be given on fulfillment of: 1) Participation at PhD days connected with presentation of own research and commenting of other presentations. 2) Essay on topic relevant to PhD thesis or participation in activities (conferences, seminars, courses) approved by the lecturer.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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