BZ208K Civil Law for Bachelors

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Lenka Dobešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Jan Hurdík, DrSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. Michal Janoušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Kateřina Ronovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Markéta Selucká, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Bartíková, LL.M. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Lenka Dobešová, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Alice Dvořáková
Supplier department: Department of Civil Law – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!OBOR(PR) && !OBOR(PR01) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
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
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: define basic conception and notions, principles and sources of Czech Civil law; place Civil law to the system of Private law; orientate in the general part (provisions) of the Czech Civil Code characterize "persons and objects in a legal sense; understand the concept of the juridical facts (and acts); express own opinion about the tendencies of development of the legal regulation Civil law in the Czech Republic; fundamental changes in the field of Civil law.
Learning outcomes
Understand and explain the fundamental concepts, principles and general framework of the private law and civil law as well as their importance within legal systems; Acquire basic professional knowledge, skills, and capabilities; Identify basic problems and trends in the development of civil law;
Syllabus
  • Topic I.: The notion and the function of the Civil Law. The position of the Civil Law in the general system of Law. The own system of Civil Law. Topic II. Persons in legal sense. Natural persons, Protection of personal rights. Legal persons - general characteristics, a system of legal persons, associations, foundations, institutions. Representation. Thing in the legal sense. Protection of civil rights. Topic III: Juridical facts - legal acts, time as a juridical fact, legal fictions etc.
Literature
    not specified
  • ELIÁŠ, Karel. Občanské právo pro každého : pohledem (nejen) tvůrců nového občanského zákoníku. 2., dopl. a aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2014, 358 s. ISBN 9788074784934. info
Teaching methods
Lectures are concentrated into 3 sessions (blocks). The content of the lectures is covered the General part of Czech (substantive) Civil Law, is focused on basic definitions, principles and facts; lectures are supplemented by the individual studies - by reading books, multimedia study texts (e-learning).
Assessment methods
Ending of the course is in the form of colloquium - the written form. It is allowed to use the legal texts (without commentary).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod. přednášek za semestr / 12 hrs of lectures per semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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