MVV798K The Legal Regulation of Possession of Arms

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Dag Sedláček (lecturer)
JUDr. Běla Sedláčková (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Pavel Salák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Sedláček (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Pavel Salák, Ph.D.
Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Zuzana Suchá
Supplier department: Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV798K/01: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Tue 18:00–19:40 257, P. Salák
Prerequisites
MP605Z Criminal Law I
for students of the 4th and 5th year of studies
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: 11/25, only registered: 3/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able:;
To define general concepts of weapons and ammunition.;
To explain reasons and character of development of legal regulation of holding weapons.;
To analyze a cohesion of legal regulation of weapons and political and social situation.;
To compare a legal regulation of holding weapons in Czech law and in chosen foreign law.;
To comprehend the concepts of self-defence, necessity, lawful use of weapons etc.;
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand the importance of the right to hold firearms for the democracy
- Indentify types of firearms and describe their legal status
- Distinguish the situation of necessity and self-defense
- Compare and distinguish types of firearms licences
- Describe rights and duties of holders of firearms licences
- Summarize the historical development of legal basis for holding firearms and analyze its changes in connection to the changes in political system
Syllabus
  • 1. Definition of the weapon. 2. Legal regulation of holding weapons in antique. 3. Legal regulation of holding weapons in medieval. 4. A concept of prohibited weapons and its development. 5. Using of arms by police, gendarmerie etc. 6. Using of arms by army. 7. Armament certificate. 8. Holding and carrying of weapons. 9. Hunting, weapons, chase. 10. Export and import of weapons. 11. Foreign legal regulation – comparing of a legal regulation in EU states. 12. Unlawful holding of weapons.
Literature
    required literature
  • Zákon o zbraních a střelivu s komentářem. Edited by Jiří Teryngel - Antonín Kreml. Vyd. 1. Praha: Orac, 2004, 313 s. ISBN 8086199819. info
    recommended literature
  • KUCHTA, Josef. Nutná obrana (Necessary defence). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 218 pp. Acta Universitatis Brunensis Iuridica ; No 226. ISBN 80-210-2198-5. info
  • ČECHURA, Vladimír, Rudolf NOVÁK and Zdeněk VESELÝ. Myslivost a právo. 1. vyd. Praha: Orac, 2000, 215 s. ISBN 80-86199-12-6. info
Teaching methods
Seminars, discussions, lectures of the professionals
Assessment methods
Written test /70% efficiency in the written test is required/or presentation of a chosen topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/law/autumn2023/MVV798K