MV905K Ombudsman Legal Clinic II

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. David Slováček (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Vávrová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. David Slováček
Department of Administrative Studies and Administrative Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Administrative Studies and Administrative Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MV905K/01: Mon 1. 10. to Fri 21. 12. each even Wednesday 16:40–18:10 055, D. Slováček
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
In order to be eligible for enrollment, students are required to complete MV853K Ombudsman Legal Clinic I.
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 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The course is focused on practical application of the relevant law with view to current issues dealt with by the Public Defender of Rights (Ombudsman). Apart from the necessary summary of theoretical background, the whole course is practice-oriented. In the course of seminars (practical exercises), students will be given a unique opportunity to learn and experience the ombudsman's methods of handling the submissions in particular cases. The course aims further to promote and apply a complex and multi-disciplinary approach, so that students learn to understand the interrelation and cohesion of individual sectoral laws of the branch of administrative law, and simultaneously to respect legal principles and their vital role in the application of law. At the end of the course, students shall be able to assess the ombudsman’s competence with respect to individual complaints. They shall be able to orientate themselves in individual cases from the view of public law, to determine which legal regulations and provisions are relevant for the particular cause and which administrative body or bodies are competent to solve the given matter. They shall be able to draw up the Defender’s investigation report as an encompassing document comprising description of facts and consequent well-reasoned legal evaluation of the administrative bodies´ course of action, with reference to the relevant case-law, and including the proposal of remedies. Moreover, students shall adopt sense of responsibility in application of law in the real life.
Syllabus
  • Upon the completion of the first two issues in the Ombudsman Legal Clinic I., the course continues with three subsequent issues. These will include the following topics:
  • 1) III. Issue: Public Roads (disputes over access to real property)
  • 2) III. Issue: Public Roads (road-blocks)
  • 3) IV. Issue: Right to Information: Access to information and its copying
  • 4) IV. Issue: Right to Information: Protection of Privacy
  • 5) V. Issue: Consumer Protection: Demonstration events, sales promotion trips
  • 6) V. Issue: Consumer Protection: Unfair contract terms
Literature
    required literature
  • HENDRYCH, Dušan. Správní právo. Obecná část. 5. rozšíř. vyd. Praha: C.H.BECK, 2003, 793 pp. ISBN 80-717-9671-9. info
  • Principy dobré správy : sborník příspěvků přednesených na pracovní konferenci : Kongresový sál Kanceláře veřejného ochránce práv, Brno, 22. března 2006. Edited by Dana Hrabcová. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita pro Kancelář veřejného ochránce práv, 2006, 265 s. ISBN 8021040017. info
  • Veřejné cesty - sborník stanovisek, dostupný na www.ochrance.cz
  • Zákon o Veřejném ochránci práv : komentář. Edited by Vladimír Sládeček. 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2000, xxxii, 135. ISBN 8071794457. info
  • ŠABATOVÁ, Anna. Ombudsman a lidská práva. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Doplněk, 2008, 198 s. ISBN 9788072392292. info
    recommended literature
  • Souhrnné zprávy ochránce 2008 - 2011
Teaching methods
1 in 2 weeks – theoretical seminar employing case reports of the ombudsman (enhancing the basic theoretical knowledge received at PrF). Practical training in the Public Defender of Rights´ office will follow as an integral part of the course – this will start after the third seminar and will take place throughout the whole academic year in relation to the current issue dealt with in the seminars (incl. drafting reports for particular cases, case-law and legislation analysis, eventually presence at the ombudsman’s on-the spot inquiry). Extent of practical training for each student is scheduled for min. 48 hours per term (e.g. six working days). This training is not counted in the total extent of the required practice (PrF). After consultation with the course supervisor, students may extend the practical training beyond the schedule; this additional practice would count in the extent of the Faculty required practice.
Assessment methods
The course will be completed on the basis of colloquium. Requirements: Obligatory presence at seminars and practical training; written submissions in accordance with the teacher’s assignment (e.g. draft of investigation report).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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