Public Administration in the Czech Republic – Topics ( + basic reading):


1. Introduction to Administrative Law, Administrative Law Science and Administrative Science.
Public Administration vs. Private Administration


2. Survey of history of Public Administration (especially in the Czech Republic) and Public
Adminitration studies. Constitutional rudiments of Public Administration


( Constitution of the Czech Republic – Chapter I, Chapter II – para. 15, 41, Chapter III – para.
54, 62,63, 67, 78, 79, Chapter IV – para. 87, 91, 95, 96)


3. Organizational principles of Public Administration. Principle of subsidiarity.


(Council of Europe: the European Charter of Local Self-government )


4. Public Administration organization. State  administration, self-governmental bodies.


( Constitution of the Czech Republic –  Chapter VII)


5. Public Administration functioning and decision-making. Tasks and aims of  Public Administration
in society.


(Law on Administrative Procedure – Act. No. 500/2004 Coll., sections 2-8, 177)


6. Constitutional rudiments of Public Adminsitration. Relations to individuals. Principles of Good
Governance (Good Adminsitration).


(Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms – no. 2/1993 Coll., Chapter I – III, selected
reccommendations of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe)


7. Administrative Law system. Sources of Adminsitrative Law.


8. Regions, Communities - their status, competences, organs and activities


(Local Communities Act – no. 128/2000 Coll, Law on Regions – no. 129/2000 Coll – selected
provisions)


9. Administrative Procedural Law.


(Code of  Administrative Procedure – selected provisions)


10. Legal guarentees in Public Administration. Legal  liability.


( Constitution of the Czech Republic –  Chapter V,  Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms –
Chapter V)




11. Judicial control of Public Administration.


(Code of Administrative Justice – no. 150/2002 Coll., selected provisions)


12.  Other means of Public Administration control. Ombudsman.

 Public Administration and information (Free access to information, Personal data protection).(


( Law on Public Rights Defender – no.349/1999 Coll., Law on Free Access to Information – no.
106/1999 Coll.,  - selected provisons)


Seminar work:


10-15 pages, + sources.  Comparative approach possible.


Theme – chosen  till seminar on 9th March (can be changed or precised later).