Bi7710 Nature Conservation and Environmental Legislation

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Lubomír Tichý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Mgr. Jaroslav Knotek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Lubomír Tichý, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: JUDr. Mgr. Jaroslav Knotek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:50 D32/329
Prerequisites
Nature Conservation (Schlaghamerský) - recommended
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
An overview of environmental regulations of the Czech Republic covering nature and landscape conservation and enironmental protection is given and the processes of their application are introduced. The students get to know regulations regarding air pollution, waste management, the protection of water and forests, and nature conservation. The focus is on the Act 114/1992 Coll. on nature and landscape conservation. All regulations are presented in their present, valid versions.
The objectives of the course are:
1) to get a broad overview of legal regulations in the Czech Republic (in particular those of the highest level) regarding the protection of nature, landscape and the components of human environment;
2) to orient one-self in these regulations - get an idea of the approach taken, how the topic is structured, where to find specific enactments to partial issues;
3) to get an idea of how issues of nature conservation and environmental protection are being approached in practice from the legal point of view.
Learning outcomes
Having taken the course, the student should be able to:
- understand the procedural steps of state (national) authorities;
- explain the extent of legal regulations regarding individual parts of the environment (air, waste, water, forests, nature);
- distinguish between legal and illegal steps taken by legal entities in regard to the individual components of the environment;
- apply legal regulations to characteristic actions and procedures regarding individual components of the environment;
- prevent negative effects on the environments during his/her practical or management activities after graduation.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to Environmental Law Development of Law on Nature Conservation Law on Nature Conservation in Czech Republic General Nature Conservation Special Nature Conservation European Law and CITES Nature 2000 in Czech Republic Subjects in Nature Conservation Administrative Procedure in Nature Conservation Ownership and User Relationship in Nature Conservation Economic Instruments in Nature Conservation Responsibility in Nature Conservation
Literature
  • JANČÁŘOVÁ, Ilona and Jana DUDOVÁ. Ochrana přírody při rozvojových činnostech a jiné střety zájmů při využití území. 1st ed. Brno: Spisy MU sv.č. 605, 2017, 180 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8838-2. info
  • VOMÁČKA, Vojtěch, Jaroslav KNOTEK, Michaela KONEČNÁ, Jakub HANÁK, Filip DIENSTBIER and Ivana PRŮCHOVÁ. Zákon o ochraně přírody a krajiny. Komentář. (Act on the Conservation of Nature and Landscape. Commentary.). 1st ed. Praha: C.H.Beck, 2017, 676 pp. Beckova edice komentované zákony. ISBN 978-80-7400-675-3. info
  • PEKÁREK, Milan, Jana DUDOVÁ, Jakub HANÁK, Ivana PRŮCHOVÁ and Jana TKÁČIKOVÁ. Pozemkové právo (Land Law). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 488 pp. učebnice - 516. ISBN 978-80-210-7750-8. info
  • KOLÁŘ, Filip. Ochrana přírody z pohledu biologa : proč a jak chránit českou přírodu. 1. vyd. v českém jazyce. Praha: Dokořán, 2012, 213 s. ISBN 9788073634148. info
  • SKLENIČKA, Petr. Pronajatá krajina. Illustrated by Vojtěch Domlátil, Photo by Markéta Hendrychová. 1. vyd. Praha: Centrum pro krajinu, 2011, 137 s. ISBN 9788087199015. info
  • PRŮCHOVÁ, Ivana, Ján BAHÝĽ, Lenka BAHÝĽOVÁ, Jitka BĚLOHRADOVÁ, Jana FILIPOVÁ, Vlastimil GÖTTINGER, Jakub HANÁK, Martin HOLÍK, Josef CHÝLE, Tomáš KOCOUREK, Marie POLÁČKOVÁ, Petr POSPÍŠIL, Filip RIGEL and Radim VIČAR. Správní procesy v právu životního prostředí (Administrative Processes in Environmental Law). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 412 pp. Spisy PrF MU, řada teoretická, svazek 329. ISBN 978-80-210-5362-5. info
  • Zákon o ochraně přírody a krajiny : komentář. Edited by Ladislav Miko - Hana Borovičková. 2. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2007, xvii, 590. ISBN 9788071795858. info
Teaching methods
Seminar type teaching including class discussion
Assessment methods
The course is given as a series of lectures. Credits are given based on the positive result of an oral exam at the end of the course (in case of an increase in the number of enrolled students this might change to a written exam).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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