Czech Legal Culture

Legal authorities I.: Texts (aka Sources of Law)

Assignment



Presentation: https://prezi.com/6xzvt9ntq6j1/sources-of-law/


1. What sources of law are overtly mentioned in the Czech Constitution?

2. What can the judge rely on in their decision-making?

3. What sources may the judge use in their argumentation? Do these sources differ with respect to their "importance"?

4. May the Czech judge base their decision solely on past case law? Why?

5. May the Czech judge base their decision solely on legal regulations (parliamentary statutes ...)?

6. Is the judge obligated to refer to past decisions in case they use them?

6. Can the judge ignore past case law and decide differently from what courts said in similar matters in the past? Why?