OVp109 Citizen and Law

Faculty of Education
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Bc. Radovan Malachta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
OVp109/01: Wed 17:00–18:50 učebna 6, R. Malachta
OVp109/02: Tue 8:00–9:50 učebna 39, R. Malachta
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
The aim is to acquaint students with the laws affecting the performance of the teaching profession and they are useful in teaching civic education.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to orientate in basic legal concepts, to understand the importance of the function of law in the modern state and to apply the necessary laws in his / her future practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the study of law - discussion seminar: the law around us. Law and justice. Law and morality/ethics. Legal cultures. 2. Having a right, having a claim, having a duty. Law v. right. Division of law - subjective and objective law. Private and public law. Substantive and procedural law. Characteristics of legal branches. 3. Rule of law - characteristics, types, scope of application. EU legal norms. 4. Sources of law. Retroactivity and analogy in law. Legal order of the Czech Republic. EU and international law. 5. "Legal relations" (especially subjects of law - natural and legal persons. Legal actions. 6. System of courts. Dispute resolution in law. 7. Law proffesions. 8. Basic differences between civil and criminal proceedings. 9. Selected issues of private law - contracts. 10. Selected issues of private law - employment contracts, business, neighbour disputes. 11. Selected issues of public law - criminal offence, penalty and misdemeanor. 12. Discussion of current legal issues in society.
Literature
  • MORAVEC, Tomáš. Základy práva pro neprávníky : po rekodifikaci soukromého práva. 5. aktualizované vydání. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2020, 294 stran. ISBN 9788073808266. info
  • RONOVSKÁ, Kateřina, Eva DOBROVOLNÁ and Petr LAVICKÝ. Úvod do soukromého práva - obecná část (Introduction to Private Law). Brno: Česká společnost pro civilní právo procesní, 2017, 88 pp. Řada učebních skript. ISBN 978-80-88248-00-2. info
  • JANKŮ, Martin. Základy práva pro posluchače neprávnických fakult. 6., přepracované a doplně. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2016, xxxii, 542. ISBN 9788074006111. info
Teaching methods
Lecture. Discussion.
Assessment methods
Subject is concluded credit. Running Value of Knowledge from Seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
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