MP310Zk Constitutional Law II

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Jaroslav Benák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Kandalec, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. David Kosař, Ph.D., LL.M., J. S. D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Zdeněk Koudelka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Alžbeta Králová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Pavel Molek, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Jan Petrov, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
JUDr. Kateřina Šimáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Vojtěch Šimíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Katarína Šipulová, Ph.D., MSt (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Zuzana Vikarská, MJur, MPhil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Ladislav Vyhnánek, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
JUDr. Marie Zámečníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. PhDr. Robert Zbíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Adéla Dočkalová (assistant)
Klára Kamarádová (assistant)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Kovalčík (assistant)
JUDr. Lenka Křičková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Karolina Michková (assistant)
Mgr. Bc. Lucie Vodvářková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. David Kosař, Ph.D., LL.M., J. S. D.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Thu 14:00–15:40 140
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MP310Zk/01: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Monday 8:00–9:40 148, V. Šimíček
MP310Zk/02: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Monday 8:00–9:40 148, V. Šimíček
MP310Zk/03: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Monday 10:00–11:40 148, D. Kosař
MP310Zk/04: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Monday 10:00–11:40 148, L. Vyhnánek
MP310Zk/05: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Monday 12:00–13:40 215, A. Králová
MP310Zk/06: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Monday 14:00–15:40 136, J. Filip
MP310Zk/07: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Monday 14:00–15:40 136, J. Filip
MP310Zk/08: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Monday 16:00–17:40 025, Z. Koudelka
MP310Zk/09: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Monday 16:00–17:40 126, Z. Koudelka
MP310Zk/10: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Monday 18:00–19:40 214, J. Filip
MP310Zk/11: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Monday 18:00–19:40 214, J. Filip
MP310Zk/12: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Wednesday 8:00–9:40 025, V. Šimíček
MP310Zk/13: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Wednesday 10:00–11:40 030, M. Zámečníková
MP310Zk/14: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Wednesday 12:00–13:40 209, J. Petrov
MP310Zk/15: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Wednesday 12:00–13:40 209, J. Petrov
MP310Zk/16: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Wednesday 14:00–15:40 257, R. Zbíral
MP310Zk/17: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Wednesday 14:00–15:40 257, J. Filip
MP310Zk/18: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Wednesday 16:00–17:40 257, R. Zbíral
MP310Zk/19: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Wednesday 16:00–17:40 257, J. Filip
MP310Zk/20: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Wednesday 18:00–19:40 129, P. Kandalec
MP310Zk/21: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Wednesday 18:00–19:40 131, P. Kandalec
MP310Zk/22: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Monday 12:00–13:40 215, A. Králová
MP310Zk/23: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Wednesday 8:00–9:40 124, V. Šimíček
MP310Zk/24: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Wednesday 10:00–11:40 030, M. Zámečníková
MP310Zk/25: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Thursday 16:00–17:40 124, P. Molek
MP310Zk/26: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Vyhnánek
MP310Zk/27: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Vyhnánek
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MP213Z Constitutional Law I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_) (2)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)
Course objectives
The aim of the courses on Constitutional Law I and Constitutional Law II is to acquaint students with the basic concepts and issues of Czech constitutional law, in both its institutional (framework-of-government) and human-rights components. These twin courses pay particular attention to the form, structure, and functioning of the modern constitutional state, which is a member of the European Union and must comply with its human-rights obligations, in particular those arising under the European Convention on Human Rights. Constitutional Law II, taught in the fall semester, focuses primarily on the framework-of-government part of constitutional law. he specific objectives of Constitutional Law I and Constitutional Law II are as follows: 1. To provide foundational knowledge of substantive constitutional law, i.e., both its institutional (organizational) and human-rights components. 2. To familiarize students with the constitutional bodies and their principal office-holders (for example, to know who the officers of the highest courts are, who the judges of the Constitutional Court are, who the Prime Minister and the head of state are, and the names of the central administrative authorities, etc.). 3. To introduce the case law of the Constitutional Court (which is as important as the ability to locate, within the constitutional order, information on how many Members of the Chamber of Deputies or Senators are required to approve a given legal act). 4. To acquaint students with the basic constitutional processes under the constitutional order of the Czech Republic (e.g., appointment of the Government, votes of confidence and no confidence, constitutional charges, judicial appointments, the legislative process in its basic and modified forms, states of emergency, disciplinary judiciary, etc.), at a level beyond that covered in the theory-of-the-state course. 5. To introduce the fundamentals of constitutional procedural law (proceedings before the Constitutional Court). 6. In the human-rights component, to acquaint students with the content of the individual articles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, and, for each key article, with the pertinent statutory regulation of the rights and the leading case law of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic and the European Court of Human Rights (as well as the principal issues that arise for each group of rights and the value-laden questions that are currently salient). 7. To foster interest in the institutional component of constitutional law (at least to the extent of following current affairs with understanding). 8. To foster interest in human rights (at least to the extent of following the Constitutional Court’s press releases with understanding). 9. To inspire students to pursue studies at the Faculty of Law and to participate in the activities of the Faculty and the Department (including student research projects (SVOČ), theses, doctoral studies, and student assistantships, etc.). 10. To cultivate a measure of sensitivity to constitutional-law questions in the Czech Republic and abroad.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course of Constitutional Law I and Constitutional Law II students will be able to orient theirself 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 of the law of the European Union. They will be able to applicate the rules of interpretation of the Constitution and of other sources of constitutional law of the Czech Republic. They will understand organization of state power in the Czech Republic and the principles of the separation of powers. The functioning of state bodies they will be able to interpret both as regards the municipal law and the division of competencies between the European Union and the Member States. The will understand the rules of the relationships between bodies of State power such as the Parliament, the President of the Republic, the Government, ministries, the Constitutional Court and other courts and to applicate the basic rules of the procedure of these bodies. Graduates of the course of constitutional law will be able to file a constitutional complaint on the basis of gained knowledge in the field of fundamental rights and freedoms in the Charter of fundamental rights and freedoms. On the acquired knowledge they will be able to solve questions of organization and management of elections. Students will be able to differentiate between forms of state power and territorial self-government and be able to applicate the basic rules of their operating.
Syllabus
Separation of Powers and the Rule of Law Transitional Justice and (Militant) Democracy Executive Power: The President Executive Power: The Government and executive rule-making Legislative Power: The legislative process Legislative Power: The status of Parliament; the mandates of Deputies and Senators; immunity and indemnity Judicial Power Constitutional aspects of the State’s territorial organisation and territorial self-government The role of the Constitutional Court in the Czech constitutional system “Fourth-branch” institutions (the Czech National Bank, the Supreme Audit Office, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Ombudsman) Political parties Resilience of the Constitution of the Czech Republic and other components of the constitutional order Dynamics of the Constitution (adopted and proposed amendments to the Constitution and the Charter) The Constitution of the Czech Republic, EU law and public international law; the European Convention on Human Rights and other international human-rights treaties as components of the constitutional order
Literature
    required literature
  • WINTR, Jan. Principy českého ústavního práva. 6. vydání. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, s.r.o., 2023, 327 stran. ISBN 9788073809119. info
  • ŠIMÍČEK, Vojtěch. Ústavní stížnost. Vydání čtvrté, v naklada. Praha: Leges, 2018, 296 stran. ISBN 9788075023018. info
  • BARTOŇ, Michal; Jan KRATOCHVÍL; Martin KOPA; Maxim TOMOSZEK; Jiří JIRÁSEK and Ondřej SVAČEK. Základní práva. 1st ed. Praha: Leges, 2016, 608 pp. ISBN 978-80-7502-128-1. info
  • KOSAŘ, David; Ladislav VYHNÁNEK; Kühn ZDENĚK and Antoš MAREK. Ustavní právo: Casebook (Constitutional Law: Casebook). 1st ed. Praha: Wolters Kluwer CZ, 2014. Casebooky, I. ISBN 978-80-7478-664-8. info
    recommended literature
  • Listina základních práv a svobod : velký komentář. Edited by Zdeněk Kühn - Jan Kratochvíl - Jiří Kmec - David Kosař - Marek A. Vydání první. Praha: Leges, 2022, 1664 stran. ISBN 9788075026095. info
  • HUSSEINI, Faisal; Michal BARTOŇ; Marian KOKEŠ; Martin KOPA; Jakub CAMRDA; David HEJČ; Lukáš HLOUCH; Michal MATOUŠ; Ondřej MORAVEC; Lucie NECHVÁTALOVÁ; Jiří NOVÁK; Lenka PEKAŘOVÁ; Filip RIGEL; Maxim TOMOSZEK; Veronika TOMOSZKOVÁ; Vojtěch VOMÁČKA and Štěpán VÝBORNÝ. Listina základních práv a svobod. Komentář. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2020, 1413 pp. Beckova edice komentované zákony. ISBN 978-80-7400-812-2. info
  • FILIP, Jan. Ústavní právo České republiky. Základní pojmy a instituty. Ústavní základy ČR (Constitutional Law of the Czech Republilc. Basic Notions and Institutes). 4th ed. Brno: Václav Klemm - Vydavatelství a nakladatelství, 2011, 370 pp. ISBN 978-80-904083-8-8. info
  • FILIP, Jan. Vybrané kapitoly ke studiu ústavního práva (Selected chapters for the study of constitutional law). 2nd ed. Brno: Václav Klemm - Vydavatelství a nakladatelství, 2011, 328 pp. ISBN 978-80-904083-7-1. info
  • ŠIMÍČEK, Vojtěch; Jan FILIP; Pavel MOLEK; Lenka BAHÝĽOVÁ; Milan PODHRÁZKÝ; Radovan SUCHÁNEK and Ladislav VYHNÁNEK. Ústava České republiky - Komentář (The Constitution of the Czech Republic - A Commentary). Praha: Linde Praha, 2010, 1536 pp. ISBN 978-80-7201-814-7. info
  • FILIP, Jan; Pavel HOLLÄNDER and Vojtěch ŠIMÍČEK. Zákon o Ústavním soudu : komentář. (Constitutional Court Act : commentary). 2nd ed. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2007, 896 pp. Beckova edice Komentované zákony. ISBN 978-80-7179-599-5. info
Teaching methods
Seminars, lectures, on-line tests, homework tasks assigned by the seminar teacher.
Assessment methods
Written exam. The points obtained by completing mid-term tests during the semester and the points obtained in the seminars according to the conditions set by the seminar teacher count towards the examination result. This is a comprehensive examina for both MP213Z and MP310Zk. The prerequisite for admission to the exam is a completing the course MP213Z.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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