MP215Zk Introduction to EU and International Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0.5/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Vladimír Týč, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Filip Křepelka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. David Sehnálek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Burda (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Radim Charvát, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Tereza Kyselovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Bc. Radovan Malachta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Novotná (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Zdeněk Nový, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Iveta Rohová (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Ondřej Svaček, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Kateřina Uhlířová, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Filip Křepelka, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
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
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_) (2)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)
Course objectives
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the knowledge of basic concepts of international and European law in order to understand international and European dimension of law. Main objective of the course is to make students clearly to realize, that the phenomenon of law is not limited to internal law, but has an international and European dimension as well. At the end of this course, students should be able to understand the specificities of international law and know its basic source - international treaty. They should be able also to understand the supranational character of the EU, its institutional structure and its basic sources of law applicable by Czech courts.
Learning outcomes
Students will be capable:
- distinguish sources of international law and supranational law of the EU from sources of national law,
- understand ways of enforcement of international law and supranational law of the EU when compared with national law,
- explain impact of international law and supranational law of the EU on intrastate legal practice,
- find legal texts of international law and supranational law of the European Union and understand their language régime.
Syllabus
  • 1. National law, international and european law 2. Concept of public and private international law 3. International treaties as the source of law 4. International treaties in the Czech constitutional system 5. Supranationality of EU law as the product of supranationality of EC 6. Institutional structure of EU 7. Sources of EU law 8. Enforcement of EU law
Literature
  • TÝČ, Vladimír. Úvod do mezinárodního a evropského práva. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 100 s. ISBN 9788021042537. info
Teaching methods
lectures seminars
Assessment methods
written test - minimum required 75% points
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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