MV316K Canon Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Jäger, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Michal Lamparter, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Kateřina Šimáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Kateřina Šimáčková, Ph.D.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Timetable
Mon 16:40–18:10 030
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! MV316Zk Canon Law
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 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/200, only registered: 0/200
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)
Course objectives
The course on „Church Law“ introduces main aspects of constitutional freedom of religion, confessional law and development of church and state relations in the Czech Lands since 19th century. From comparative point of view, the situation in some other European countries and the USA shall be described, as well as case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and other international jurisprudence (Concordats). The Course further offers overview of internal legal systems of churches and legal organizations registered in the Czech Republic, especially Canon Law of the Catholic Church.
Syllabus
  • Position of Church law and Confessional law in the legal order
  • Development of Confessional law in the Czech Lands since 19th century
  • Freedom of religion and the Czech Constitution
  • Overview of Czech Confessional law
  • Religious education, Church schools.
  • Right of Church to appoint chaplains serving in the army, in the police and in the prisons
  • Religious rights and the criminal law. Seal of the Confessional and the criminal procedure.
  • Church service in the field of social and health services. Legal status of charitable organizations of the Church.
  • Legal status of Church ministers. Financing of churches activities from the State.
  • Legal marriages conducted by the church. Religion and family.
  • Church property restitution after 1989.
  • Case-law of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic and the European Court of Human rights.
  • International aspects of religious freedom. Agreements and Concordats between church and state.
  • Church and State relations in selected European countries and in the USA.
  • Churches and religious organizations in the Czech Republic.
  • Overview of Canon Law.
  • Internal regulations of churches and religious organizations.
Literature
  • Viz aplikaci Studijní materiály.
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Student has a duty to invite all forms of education. Subject is finished by dialog exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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