CM303Z Ústavní právo I

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Vojtěch Šimíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Timetable
Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Thu 9:35–11:05 133
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
CM303Z/01: Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Friday 9:35–11:05 133
CM303Z/02: Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Friday 9:35–11:05 133
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Constitutional Law introduces students in basic problems of the theory of the constitution and in values the constitution of the Czech Republic is based on. Further deals with the legal regulation of state power and its organisation in the Czech Republic (separation of powers, particular constitutional bodies, their position to each other, rules of their procedure), then with the relation of state and individuals (citizenship, fundamental rights and freedom, their protection, constitutional foundations of the status of foreigners).
Syllabus
  • Concept, subject, sources of constitutional law. Continuity and discontinuity in the development of the Czech constitutional law. Constitutional accountability. Constitution as a fundamental law. Interpretation and application of the Czech constitution. International law and the municipal law. Promulgation of statutes and other legal regulations. Right to associate and the right of the political parties in the Czech Republic. Electoral law and its principles. Electoral procedure. Judicial protection of franchise. Direct democracy in the Czech Republic. Territorial organisation of the Czech Republic. Frontiers. Capital. Citizenship. Concept. Principles of legal regulation. International agreements. How the Czech citizenship is acquired and lost.
Literature
  • FILIP, Jan. Ústavní právo. Vyd. 3., v nakl. Doplněk 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 535 s. ISBN 8072390368. info
  • FILIP, Jan. Vybrané kapitoly ke studiu ústavního práva [Učebnice] (Select chapters to constitutional law studium [Textbook]). Vyd. 2. dopl. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2001, 458 pp. Edice učebnic PrF MU ; č. 263. ISBN 80-210-2592-1. info
  • FILIP, Jan, Jan SVATOŇ and Josef ZIMEK. Základy státovědy. Vyd. 2., přeprac. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 352 s. ISBN 8021015756. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Nepovinná přednáška. Povinná cvičení. Ústní zkouška, možná změna na písemnou.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005.
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