CM213Z Constitutional Law I

Faculty of Law
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Jan Svatoň, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Vojtěch Šimíček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Zdeněk Koudelka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Kateřina Šimáčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Michal Lamparter, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Timetable
Mon 25. 2. to Fri 23. 5. Thu 13:30–15:00 140
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
CM213Z/01: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Friday 8:00–9:30 160, J. Filip
CM213Z/02: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Friday 9:35–11:05 160, J. Filip
CM213Z/03: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Friday 11:10–12:40 131, J. Filip
CM213Z/04: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Friday 13:30–15:00 257, J. Filip
CM213Z/05: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Wednesday 13:30–15:00 208, K. Šimáčková
CM213Z/06: No timetable has been entered into IS.
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
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
Constitutional Law introduces students in basic problems of the theory of the constitution and in values the constitution of the Czech Republic is based on. Further deals with the legal regulation of state power and its organisation in the Czech Republic (separation of powers, particular constitutional bodies, their position to each other, rules of their procedure), then with the relation of state and individuals (citizenship, fundamental rights and freedom, their protection, constitutional foundations of the status of foreigners).
Syllabus
  • Concept, subject and sources of the Czech constitutional law. Continuity and discontinuity in the development of the Czech constitutional law. Constitutional accountability. Constitution as a fundamental law. Interpretation and application of the Czech constitution. International law and the municipal law. Promulgation of statutes and other legal regulations. Right to associate and the right of the political parties in the Czech Republic. Electoral law and its principles. Electoral procedure. Judicial protection of franchise. Direct democracy in the Czech Republic. Territorial organisation of the Czech Republic. Frontiers. Capital. Citizenship. Concept. Principles of legal regulation. International agreements. How the Czech citizenship is acquired and lost.
Literature
  • FILIP, Jan. Ústavní právo České republiky. 1, Základní pojmy a instituty. Ústavní základy ČR. 4. opr. a dopl. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 556 s. (Edice učebnic PrF MU v Brně ; sv. 330). ISBN 80-210-3254-5. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Přednášky nepovinné. Cvičení s povinnou účasti. Podmínky zápočtu stanoví vyučují v seminární skupině.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pro max. 10 studentů jiných fakult !
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2008, recent)
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