MVV297K Criminal Procedural Law and Criminal Substantive Law in Europe

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
dr Katarzyna Rydz-Sybilak (seminar tutor), doc. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV297K/01: Mon 25. 11. 16:00–17:40 038, 18:00–19:40 038, Tue 26. 11. 14:00–15:40 038, 16:00–17:40 038, Wed 27. 11. 8:00–9:40 038
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MP103Zk General History of 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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Co-operation can lead to legal and comparative research, provide the opportunity to familiarize with the criminal law regulations existing in both countries, lead to the formulation of de lege ferenda proposals for the legislator, indicate to students the historical law aspects of criminal law in Poland, show the similarities of Legal system applicable in both countries.

The objectives of the course are:
- Indication of similarities in broadly defined criminal law in Europe.
- Polish criminal law and Criminal Procedural Law in practice.
- Improving the regulation of criminal law, including criminal proceedings - for the most effective action in the society.
- The main issues raised during the lecture are issues related to the principles of criminal prosecution of criminals.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- to understand and explain the theory of substantive and procedural criminal law;
- to understand basic principles and objectives of criminal trial conduct with respect to the human rights;
- to analyze differences between sustainable principles of criminal law based on code and based on precedence;
-to use knowledge to be able to outline best practices of objective and fair trial with respect to the parties' rights.
Syllabus
  • 1. The concept of criminal law and its basic principles( theoritical aspects).
  • 2. The concept of criminal procedural law in the light of modern european theories.
  • 3. Fair criminal trial as a goal of global agreements.
  • 4. Main principles of criminal trial based on codes.
  • 5. Rights of the parties during the criminal trial.
  • 6. The stages of the criminal proceedings before the court of the first instance, including the parties taking part in the trail and decisions on the subject matter of the proceedings.
  • 7. The situation of the accused and his rights to defence.
  • 8. Involvement of professional processors of the parties and their role in the ongoing proceedings.
  • 9. Discussion on the appeal against the judgment of the court of first instance initiating proceedings before the second instance court.
  • 10. The basics of its submission, the scope and the rules governing the appeal court.
Literature
  • 1. Aricles given to the students during the lecture.

    2. Online Articles and Documents from europa.eu

Teaching methods
lectures and discussions
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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