ESF:MKP_SPRP Administrative Law and Process - Course Information

MKP_SPRP Administrative Law and Administrative Process

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

JUDr. Tomáš Foltas, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

JUDr. Tomáš Foltas, Ph.D.
Department of Law – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: JUDr. Jindřiška Šedová, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Law – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Prerequisites

! KPSPPR Administrative Process
The subject is related to the knowledge acquired in the preceding courses, especially the subject´s Introduction to Law and Administrative 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

• Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)

Course objectives

Main objective of the course is to acquaint students the administrative procedural law, not only from the theoretical point of view, but also by providing them with basic practical skills. Subject respects changes derived by the transformation of public administration and administrative law in the Czech Republic, especially in connection with the adoption of new Administrative Procedure Code.
At the end of the course students should be able to: • have comprehensive knowledge of administrative procedural law • understand branch specific administrative procedures – building permits, management of cadastre, etc. • work with sources of Czech administrative procedural law.

Syllabus

• 1. Concept and nature of administrative procedure - public administration - state administration and local authorities, administrative authorities - basic concepts and institutes, principles.
• 2. Bodies of administrative proceedings - parties to proceedings - legal personality.
• 3. Legal acts of the parties - elements of legal acts - drafting an application, practical examples.
• 4. Administrative proceedings - opening of proceedings - evidence - decision.
• 5. Specific provisions on administrative proceedings. A mid-term test - a joint action, contentious proceedings, on the spot proceedings, etc. - public authorities concerned - obtaining evidence, explanation, binding opinion.
• 6. Application for a building permit procedure - subsidiarity of Code of Administrative Procedure - comparison with general administrative proceedings, diversity - practical examples.
• 7. Cadastral proceedings- subsidiarity of Code of Administrative Procedure - comparison with general administrative proceedings, diversity - practical examples.
• 8. Hearing of an administrative delict - subsidiarity of Code of Administrative Procedure - comparison with general administrative proceedings, diversity - practical examples.
• 9. Decision-making and decision in public administration - types of decisions - legal power and enforceability of decision.
• 10. Regular remedial measures - elements - proceedings - drafting an appeal, remonstrance.
• 11. Extraordinary remedial measures - elements - new trial, review proceedings - failure to act by administrative authority and defence against it.
• 12. Judicial scrutiny of public administration - administrative justice - constitutional justice - drafting an application to court.
• 13. Lodging complaints and other options of defence by participants in administrative proceedings - protection of participants in administrative proceedings - public guardian of rights - right to information.
• Lectures are scheduled in two blocks according to the following topics:
• A. Topics 1 – 6, B. Topics 7 – 13.
• A more detailed timetable is included in the Distant-Study Manual.

Literature

required literature
• FOLTAS, Tomáš and Lukáš HLOUCH. Základy správního procesu. Brno: Václav Klemm - Vydavatelství a nakladatelství, 2009, 239 pp. ISBN 978-80-904083-1-9. info
• PRŮCHA, Petr. Průcha, P.: Správní právo, obecná část, (učebnice) 7. doplněné a aktualizované vydání. 7. vydání. Brno: MU Brno - Doplněk Brno, 2007, 418 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-427. info

recommended literature
• ONDRUŠ, Radek, Petr PRŮCHA and Stanislav KADEČKA. Základy správního práva pro ekonomy. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 220 s. ISBN 80-210-3050-X. info
• HENDRYCH, Dušan. Správní právo. Obecná část. 5. rozšíř. vyd. Praha: C.H.BECK, 2003, 793 pp. ISBN 80-717-9671-9. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, readings, person-to-person tuition, homeworks, partial written proofs, data mining.

Assessment methods

The course is concluded with written exam. Students are eligible to take the exam provided that they fulfill given conditions: 1. they actively participates at least 60% of workshops, 2. they hand in a seminar paper in a given extent and structure within the obligatory date, 3. they successfully pass test (a test is regarded as successful if at least 60% of answers are correct). Detailed information is available in Instructions to study (see Study materials).
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination. The mentioned procedure relates to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work, essays, tests etc.).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 12 hodin.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KPSPPR.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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