MV807K Analysis of Case-law of the European Court of Justice concerning Selected Labour Law Issues

Faculty of Law
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Jana Komendová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Jana Komendová, Ph.D.
Department of Labour Law and Social Security Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Alice Dvořáková
Supplier department: Department of Labour Law and Social Security Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MV807K/01: Mon 2. 3. to Fri 22. 5. Mon 18:15–19:45 209, J. Komendová
MV807K/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Komendová
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: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to determine the areas of the labour law governed by the EU law and define the EU requirements on the national law relating to selected issues of the labour law. They should be able to interpret the purpose and objectives of the legal regulation of stated problem according to the case-law of the European Court of Justice. Particular attention will be paid to the meaning of basic notions used by the EU law concerning the labour law and their interpretation in the case-law of the European Court of Justice. Students should also be able to judge whether the Czech national law governing selected issue from the area of the labour law fulfils the EU law requirements.
Syllabus
  • Free moment of persons, prohibition of discrimination based on nationality, equal treatment in employment and occupation, health and safety at work, working time and rest periods, protection of motherhood and parenthood, protection of young people at work, part-time work, fixed-term employment relationship, collective redundancies, protection of employees in the case of insolvency of their employer, transference of undertaking, information and consultations with workers.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KOMENDOVÁ, Jana. Požadavky komunitárního práva v oblasti úpravy pracovní doby (The Requirements of the Community Law relating to Regulation of Working Time). In PRACOVNÍ PRÁVO 2009, Pracovní doba – teorie a praxe. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, p. 16 - 24. ISBN 978-80-210-5095-2. URL info
  • BLANPAIN, Roger. European labour law. 11th rev. ed. Austin: Wolters Kluwer, 2008, 858 s. ISBN 9789041127679. info
  • KOMENDOVÁ, Jana. Interpretace pojmu sociální výhody podle nařízení (EHS) 1612/68 v judikatuře Evropského soudního dvora. Časopis pro právní vědu a praxi. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, XV, No 1, p. 76 - 81. ISSN 1210-9126. info
Teaching methods
Analysis of selected decisions of the European Court of Justice concerning stated issue, discussion on impact of the decision on the EU law and Czech national law.
Assessment methods
Elaboration and presentation of semester paper concerning selected labour law issue governed by the EU law. It shall include an interpretation of the purpose and objectives of the legal regulation and/or basic definitions in the case-law of the European Court of Justice (8-12 pages).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2024.
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