MV849K Agricultural Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Jakub Hanák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jakub Hanák, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Law and Land Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Vladimíra Vraná
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Law and Land Law – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MP215Zk EU and International Law && MP313K Introduction to Studies of PA
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 15/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to extend knowledge of students in a dynamic area of agricultural law and to deepen their knowledge gained in other legal and also non-legal areas. The course is focused on the different legal aspects of farming as a business as well as multifunctional activity at the level of European and Czech legislation in relation to other areas, food safety, environment protection etc.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able:
- to have overview in legal regulations;
- to interpret and apply legal regulations by using the knowledge of a wider legal and scientific basis;
- to explain principles and institutes of agricultural law and policy in relation to other areas of law;
- to propose and explain answers to model examples.
Syllabus
  • Legal framework of farming.
  • Subjects of agricultural Law.
  • Legal relationships within farming. Registers of farmers and land.
  • Common Agricultural Policy - the legal basis, principles, objectives, links, instruments.
  • Legal aspects of sustainable agriculture. Soil protection. Nature and landscape protecion. Organic Farming.
  • Phytosanitary care.
  • Animal husbandry and veterinary care.
  • Safety and quality of agricultural products. Genetically modified organisms.
  • System of offical controls and state supervision within agriculture. Application of legal liability.
Literature
    required literature
  • DAMOHORSKÝ, Milan. Zemědělské právo. 1. vydání v nakladatelstv. Beroun: Eva Rozkotová, 2021, 228 stran. ISBN 9788087488430. info
  • MCMAHON, Joseph A. EU agricultural law and policy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019, xxxvii, 25. ISBN 9781781002544. info
    recommended literature
  • CEJPEK MUSILOVÁ, Hana. Environmentální aspekty podnikání v zemědělství v kontextu pravidel podmíněnosti (Environmental Aspects of Agricultural Entrepreneurship in the Context of Rules on Cross-compliance). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2016, 131 pp. Spisy Právnické fakulty MU (řada teoretická), č. 560. ISBN 978-80-210-8342-4. info
    not specified
  • Research handbook on EU agriculture law. Edited by Joseph A. McMahon - Michael Cardwell. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015, xxxix, 568. ISBN 9781781954614. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lectures. Seminars focused on case studies. Discussion. Elaboration and presentation of selected issue. Work with legal regulations, literature, case law and other relevant sources. Self-study.
Assessment methods
Colloquium. Elaboration, presentation and discussion to selected issue. Continuous processing of assigned simple case studies.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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