MVV333K Czech Constitutional Law

Právnická fakulta
podzim 2022
Rozsah
0/1/0. 3 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Ing. Mgr. Jaroslav Benák, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Garance
Ing. Mgr. Jaroslav Benák, Ph.D.
Katedra ústavního práva a politologie – Právnická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra ústavního práva a politologie – Právnická fakulta
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
MVV333K/01: Po 26. 9. až Pá 16. 12. každý sudý čtvrtek 16:00–17:40 215, J. Benák
Předpoklady
  • The course is taught in English. Command of English (at least B2 level) is, therefore, essential to participate in the course effectively.
  • International students are expected to be familiar with the basic structure of the constitutional system of their own country.
    • Omezení zápisu do předmětu
    Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

    Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 20 stud.
    Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 17/20, pouze zareg.: 3/20
    Mateřské obory/plány
    Cíle předmětu
    Students will familiarize themselves with the fundamental problems of the theory of the constitution and the values the constitution of the Czech Republic is based on. Students will learn how to interpret provisions of the constitutional order and how to deliver a reasoned analysis of some fundamental constitutional law problems.
    Výstupy z učení
    At the end of the course, students will be able to:
  • orient themselves in the fundamental questions of constitutional law, such as the constitutional theory, sources of constitutional law of the Czech Republic and their relationship to sources of international law and the law of the EU;
  • use the rules of interpretation of the Constitution and other sources of constitutional law of the Czech Republic;
  • understand the organization of state power in the Czech Republic and the principles of the separation of powers;
  • compare relevant institutions of the Czech constitutional system with those of their own country;
  • deliver a reasoned analysis of some basic constitutional law problems.
    • Osnova
    • 1) Introduction: Czech constitutional history, sources of the Czech constitutional aw, relationship to international and European law.
      2) We the People: constituent powers, social contract theories, referendum and other ways how people can be involved.
      3) Structure of the state: separation of powers, checks and balances.
      4) Laws in the making: parliament and other lawmaking bodies, legislative procedure.
      5) Constitutional review: Constitutional Court of Czechia and other institutions of judicial review.
      6) Human rights: Charter of the Fundamental Freedoms, ECHR, EU Charter, proportionality and other ways of balancing rights.
    Literatura
      povinná literatura
    • KOSAŘ, David a Ladislav VYHNÁNEK. The Constitution of Czechia. A Contextual Analysis. 1. vyd. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2021. 256 s. Constitutional Systems of the World. ISBN 978-1-5099-2053-2. doi:10.5040/9781509920563.
      doporučená literatura
    • CHRONOWSKI, Nóra, Tímea DRINÓCZI a Tamara TAKÁCS, ed. Governmental systems of central and eastern European states. Warszawa: Oficyna, 2011. Monografie. ISBN 978-83-264-0209-8.
    • KOSAŘ, David a Ladislav VYHNÁNEK. The Constitutional Court of Czechia. In Admin von Bogdandy, Peter Huber, Christoph Grabenwarter. The Max Planck Handbooks in European Public Law, Vol. III: Constitutional Adjudication: Institutions. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020, s. 119-179. The Max Planck Handbooks in European Public Law, Volume III. ISBN 978-0-19-872641-8. info
    • KOSAŘ, David a Ladislav VYHNÁNEK. Constitutional Identity in the Czech Republic: A New Twist On An Old Fashioned Idea. In C. Calliess & G. Van der Schyff. Constitutional Identity in a Europe of Multilevel Constitutionalism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019, s. 85-113. ISBN 978-1-108-61625-6. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108616256.005. info
    • TUSHNET, Mark V. Advanced introduction to comparative constitutional law. Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2014, vi, 133. ISBN 9781783473519. info
    Výukové metody
    classs discussion, asigned readings
    Metody hodnocení
    active in-class participation (10 %), individual and team assignments (60 %), final quizz (30 %)
    Vyučovací jazyk
    Angličtina
    Další komentáře
    Studijní materiály
    Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
    • Statistika zápisu (nejnovější)
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