DOVPV_AS1 Area studies I

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Ilona Jančářová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Petr Mrkývka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Soňa Skulová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Petr Mrkývka, Ph.D.
Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Jančíková
Supplier department: Department of Administrative Studies and Administrative Law – Faculty of Law (30,00 %), Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law (40,00 %), Department of Environmental Law and Land Law – Faculty of Law (30,00 %)
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! DVPV_AS1 Area studies I
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
Course objectives
Learning outcomes of the course unit the aim of the course is to prepare students for an internship abroad, scientific research and publication cooperation with foreign countries, processing acquired knowledge for the dissertation and overall orientation in the selected geographical area. With regard to the topic of his / her dissertation, language disposition and other interests, student chooses the area especially for the comparative research. Student looks for the possibilities for realization of the research mobility. Student creates a strategic plan for internships, workshops, conferences, information gathering, networking, etc.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- understand the importance of the comparative method for solving the dissertation;
- to choose the state (s), professional workplaces and systematically focus on future cooperation;
- work with the primary sources of the selected area and, if necessary, choose further language training;
- compare the material and formal sources of law;
- to monitor the impact of cultural, religious, political and economic elements on the field of thesis;
- to prepare, together with his / her supervisor, a plan of area studies, and to implement it.
Syllabus
  • - General introduction to comparative studies;
  • - Large legal systems;
  • - Material sources of legal regulation in the area of thesis;
  • - Economic systems depending on the topic ot thesis;
  • - Working with foreign language sources;
  • - Ethics and etiquette on internship abroad;
  • - Participation in an international seminar or conference;
  • - Area selection strategy;
  • - Possibilities of financing the realization of area studies;
  • - Individual language training;
  • - Locating destinations using the results of mobility support projects;
  • - Creation and defense of the plan of area studies.
Literature
  • CZUDEK, Damian and Michal KOZIEŁ. Česko - polská právní komparatistika 2013 / Czesko - Polska Komparatystyka Prawna 2013 (Czech - polish law comparison 2013). In Česko - polská právní komparatistika 2013 / Czesko - Polska Komparatystyka Prawna 2013. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 229 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6568-0. info
  • GULLOVÁ, Soňa. Mezinárodní obchodní a diplomatický protokol. 3., dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013, 335 s. ISBN 9788024744186. URL info
  • PERNAL, Ewa. Savoir-vivre na obchodních cestách : průvodce světem mezinárodních zvyklostí. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ekopress, 2003, 242 s. ISBN 8086119599. info
Teaching methods
The basic teaching method is individual consultations, both with the supervisor and with other staff of the departments and experts working in the field of the dissertation.
Assessment methods
The evaluation is commissioned by the supervisor on the basis of the fulfillment of the pre-agreed content set out in the individual study plan and especially the area study project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
After enrolling in the course, the student immediately contacts his / her supervisor and proposes the content of the individual study plan in relation to the course, the content of the dissertation and the considered study internship.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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