PrF:MVV83K American Judicial System - Course Information
MVV83K American Judicial System Meets the Czech Republic Legal System
Faculty of LawAutumn 2011
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Peter Kolker (lecturer), doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (deputy)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Kolečková - Timetable
- Tue 4. 10. 18:15–19:45 025, Wed 5. 10. 8:00–9:30 126, Thu 6. 10. 18:15–19:45 133, Tue 11. 10. 15:05–16:35 038, Wed 12. 10. 8:00–9:30 126, Thu 13. 10. 18:15–19:45 133
- 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: 0/30, only registered: 0/30 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)
- Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain the essential differencies between Czech and American Legal System, the different methods for resolving disputes – judicial, mediation and arbitration - and how relations between Czech Republic business persons or groups could result in disputes.
- Syllabus
- The course will cover two different, but related topics: (a) The different methods for resolving disputes – judicial, mediation and arbitration -and how relations between Czech Republic business persons or groups could result in disputes. We will consider the methods, the costs and the fairness of these different ways of resolving disputes in the U.S.; and (b) We will examine also examine the need for transparency in public and corporate conduct to assure the effective Rule of Law. In particular, we will examine how providing this transparency contributes to the resolution of disputes that is fair to the participants and that encourages confidence in the legal system and operates to prevent corruption.
- Literature
- Study materials will be handed over to the students during the course.
- Teaching methods
- lecture, class discussion, solution suggestions, reading, presentation by professional in the sector
- Assessment methods
- Class participants will be requested to submit a final paper of 5 - 8 pages discussing a topic to be assigned during the class session.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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