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DISCIPLINARY CODE FOR STUDENTS
OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS, MASARYK UNIVERSITY
Section 1
Subject of regulation
(1) The disciplinary code for students of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
(hereinafter referred to as the “code″) is an internal regulation of the Faculty of
Arts of Masaryk University (hereinafter referred to as the “faculty″) within the
meaning of Section 33(2)(e) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education
Institutions and on Modification and Amendment of Other Acts (Higher Education
Act), as amended (hereinafter referred to as “the Act″).
(2) In the event that this code, the Student Disciplinary Code of Masaryk University
(hereinafter referred to as the “MU disciplinary code”) or the Act do not contain
special provisions, Act No. 500/2004 Coll., the code of administrative procedure,
as amended (hereinafter referred to as the “administrative code″), shall apply to
proceedings concerning a disciplinary offence.
(3) This code supplements the MU disciplinary code, which stipulates disciplinary
offences of MU students, regulates details of the hearing of disciplinary offences and
disciplinary proceedings, including the disciplinary committee and its rules of
procedure, as well as the rules for imposing sanctions for disciplinary offences.
Section 2
Disciplinary offence
(1) A disciplinary offence is a culpable violation of an obligation established by law,
MU code, or MU Faculty of Arts code that endangers or impairs the interest,
activity, or mission of MU or any of its constituent parts.
(2) Disciplinary offences are defined in detail in Article 2 of the MU disciplinary code.
Section 3
Disciplinary proceedings
Details of the hearing of disciplinary offences and disciplinary proceedings are
regulated in Part Two of the MU disciplinary code.
Section 4
Faculty disciplinary committee
(1) The faculty disciplinary committee (hereinafter referred to as the
“disciplinary committee”) is a self-governing academic body.
(2) The disciplinary committee has six members and two alternates. The
term of office of a member of the disciplinary committee shall be two
years.
(3) The members and alternates of the disciplinary committee shall be appointed and
removed by the disciplinary committee by the dean from among the members of
the faculty academic community after prior approval of the faculty academic
senate. The dean cannot be a member of the disciplinary committee.
(4) Half of the members of the disciplinary committee are students enrolled at the
faculty. The disciplinary committee alternates consist of 1 student enrolled at
the faculty and 1 academic faculty member. Student members of the
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disciplinary committee may not be in an employment relationship with MU.
(5) Before the expiration of the term of office, membership in the disciplinary committee
shall be terminated by appeal in accordance with paragraph 3, by written resignation
delivered to the dean, or by termination of membership in the relevant part of the
academic community of the faculty within the meaning of paragraphs 3 and 4.
Membership also terminated upon the creation of an employment relationship in
accordance with subsection 4 of section 4.
Section 5
Rules of procedure of the disciplinary committee
The rules of procedure of the disciplinary committee are governed by Part Three of
the MU disciplinary code.
Section 6
Delivery
Delivery of documents in disciplinary proceedings is regulated by Article 17 of the MU
disciplinary code.
Section 7
Transitional provisions
(1) Liability for disciplinary offences shall be assessed under the existing code if the
conduct giving rise to liability occurred before the date of entry into force of this
code; it shall be assessed under this code only if this is more favourable to the
student.
(2) Proceedings commenced before the entry into force of this code shall be
completed in accordance with this code.
(3) The disciplinary committee established before the entry into force of this code
shall be deemed to be the disciplinary committee established under this code.
Section 8
Final provisions
(1) The disciplinary code of the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University of 15 May
2017 is repealed.
(2) This code was approved pursuant to Section 27(1)(b) of the Act by the academic
senate of the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University on 19 September 2022.
(3) This code was approved pursuant to Section 9(1)(b) of the Act by the academic
senate of Masaryk University on 7 November 2022.
(4) This code comes into force on the date of approval by the MU academic senate.
(5) This code shall enter into force on 1 January 2023.
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D.
dean