CM213Z Constitutional Law I

Faculty of Law
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Jan Svatoň, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Vojtěch Šimíček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Zdeněk Koudelka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Kateřina Šimáčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc. (seminar tutor)
prof. JUDr. David Kosař, Ph.D., LL.M., J. S. D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Jaroslav Benák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Pavel Molek, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Ladislav Vyhnánek, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavel Kandalec, Ph.D., LL.M. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 24. 2. to Fri 23. 5. Thu 11:10–12:40 140
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
CM213Z/01: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Wednesday 13:30–15:00 209, D. Kosař
CM213Z/02: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Friday 8:00–9:30 160, P. Kandalec
CM213Z/03: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Friday 9:35–11:05 160, P. Kandalec
CM213Z/04: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Friday 11:10–12:40 160, J. Benák
CM213Z/05: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Friday 13:30–15:00 160, P. Molek
CM213Z/06: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Benák
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
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
Constitutional Law introduces students in basic problems of the theory of the constitution and in values the constitution of the Czech Republic is based on. Further deals with the legal regulation of state power and its organisation in the Czech Republic (separation of powers, particular constitutional bodies, their position to each other, rules of their procedure), then with the relation of state and individuals (citizenship, fundamental rights and freedom, their protection, constitutional foundations of the status of foreigners).
Syllabus
  • Concept, subject and sources of the Czech constitutional law. Continuity and discontinuity in the development of the Czech constitutional law. Constitutional accountability. Constitution as a fundamental law. Interpretation and application of the Czech constitution. International law and the municipal law. Promulgation of statutes and other legal regulations. Right to associate and the right of the political parties in the Czech Republic. Electoral law and its principles. Electoral procedure. Judicial protection of franchise. Direct democracy in the Czech Republic. Territorial organisation of the Czech Republic. Frontiers. Capital. Citizenship. Concept. Principles of legal regulation. International agreements. How the Czech citizenship is acquired and lost.
Literature
  • FILIP, Jan. Ústavní právo České republiky. 1, Základní pojmy a instituty. Ústavní základy ČR. 4. opr. a dopl. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 556 s. (Edice učebnic PrF MU v Brně ; sv. 330). ISBN 80-210-3254-5. info
Teaching methods
seminars
Assessment methods
The attendance at the lectures is not obligatory. The attendance at the seminars is obligatory. The conditions of credit acquirement are set by the teacher.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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