BEV401Zk European Law and Constitutional Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Kandalec, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. Kateřina Šimáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Ladislav Vyhnánek, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Timetable
Wed 13:30–15:00 211
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
Within the frame of this subject students shall become acquainted with the concept of the Czech constitutional law and its relation to international law and to European law. Subsequently they bring out about the political system, its components and its links to the membership of the Czech Republic in the EU, about election of European Parliament and about European politics of important political parties. Further there are examined basic question of fundamental rights and freedom of individuals in terms of Czech Charter (1991), European Convention (1950) and Charter of fundamental rights of EU (2000) and possibilities of their protection provided by the Czech Constitutional Court, the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice.
Syllabus
  • The Czech constitutional law and its relation to international law and European law. The political system of the Czech Republic and political systems of member states of EU and the process of shaping up of the political system of EU (political system, its components, political parties on the state level and the EU level). Position of individual in circumstances in the unifying Europe (nationality and its regulation in international law and EU Law. Entrenching of fundamental rights and freedom in respect of Czech Charter (1991), European Convention (1950) and Charter of fundamental rights of EU (2000), mutual relations and European culture of human rights. Right to judicial protection in the Czech Republic and EU (the Czech Constitutional Court, the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice).
Literature
  • FILIP, Jan. Ústavní právo : učební text pro bakalářské studium na PrF MU (Constitutional Law : textbook for bachelor study on Faculty of Law Masaryk University). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008, 108 s. ISBN 9788021045842. info
  • KLÍMA, Karel. Ústavní právo Evropské unie. 1. vydání. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2003, 940 pp. ISBN 80-86473-48-1. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
The exam is written
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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