MVV57915K The Status and Protection of Minors in Labour 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)
Mgr. Michal Blažek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michal Blažek, Ph.D.
Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Zuzana Suchá
Supplier department: Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MP404Z Labour Law I && SOUHLAS
Pracovní právo I
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: 17/25
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 supplement students' knowledge in the field of individual labour law. Above all, it will deepen their knowledge in a place that has been neglected by legal theory, located outside the basic defined area of research of labour law and family law. In addition to the labour law issues concerning the performance of dependent work by minors over 15 years of age, students will expand their knowledge of the legal aspects of so-called child labour and its limits. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the subject matter, there will also be interconnections with related knowledge from other branches of law.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to argue and defend his/her legal positions within the framework of the material covered. The student will be able to find support for his/her arguments in relevant legal sources. The student will be able to understand the nature of the key issues and challenges of future legal regulation. The student will be able to apply legal norms to specific situations, and analyse and evaluate the problem. The student will also be able to propose a solution to a problem.
Syllabus
  • Theoretical definition of child labour and prohibition of child labour.
  • International and EU law. Regional conventions. Constitutional law.
  • Rigid legislation vs. changing economics. A critical analysis of the age limit separating children from the able-bodied.
  • Child labour and private law. Current issues in the  Czech Republic.
  • Child labour and public law (law on employment, law on labor inspection).
  • Child labour and criminal law. Overlaps with social security law.
  • Work of minors (over 15 years of age) - labour law aspects.
  • Agreement for performance of work and agreement on work activity.
  • Legal regulation of child labour and its limits in selected jurisdictions of the world.
  • Legal aspects of professional practice of university students and related concepts.
  • Establishment and background of the Children's Ombudsman.
Literature
    required literature
  • LINDOVÁ, Jana. Soukromoprávní ochrana nezletilých v České republice. Vydání první. Praha: Leges, 2018, 127 stran. ISBN 9788075022769. info
  • BLAŽEK, Michal and Roman ZAPLETAL. Rozlišení dětí od mladistvých zaměstnanců na základě věku aneb obstojí hranice i ve 21. století? (Differing Children from Minor Employees on the Basis of Their Age – Will the Limit Withstand in the 21st Century?). In HAMUĽÁK, Juraj a kol. Zamestnávanie mladých ľudí v čase hospodárskych zmien vo svetle migračnej krízy. 1. vydání. Bratislava: Wolters Kluwer SK, 2019, p. 206-234. ISBN 978-80-571-0117-8. info
    recommended literature
  • GALVAS, Milan, Zdeňka GREGOROVÁ, Jan HORECKÝ, Dana HRABCOVÁ, Kristina CHRÁSTKOVÁ, Jana KOMENDOVÁ, Petr MACHÁLEK, Jaroslav STRÁNSKÝ and Jana ZACHOVALOVÁ. Pracovní právo. 1. dotisk 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2018, 828 pp. Edice učebnic Právnické fakulty MU, č. 521. ISBN 978-80-210-8021-8. info
  • ZELIZER, Viviana A. Rotman. Pricing the priceless child : the changing social value of children. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1994, xvi, 277. ISBN 0691034591. URL info
    not specified
  • JANEČEK, Pavel. Úmluvy mezinárodních organizací a české pracovní právo. Vydání první. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2017, xvi, 294. ISBN 9788075526076. info
  • ŠTEFKO, Martin. Vymezení závislé a nelegální práce. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Právnická fakulta, 2013, 279 s. ISBN 9788087146729. info
Teaching methods
Interactive teaching methods, home preparation, stations, interviewers, text analysis, video.
Assessment methods
Colloquium. Continuous evaluation of active participation of students in the seminar. Active participation will be verified by several different activities during the semester. These will always be sufficiently assigned and explained in advance. Evaluation of argumentation skills and the ability to apply them practically in solving concrete cases. Activity in the moot court of the material discussed according to the teacher's assignment.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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