B_UPr Constitutional Law

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Petr Čechák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Vladimír Zoubek, CSc., LL.M., MBA
Department of Law – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Olga Soušková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
B_UPr/cVMO: each even Wednesday 15:45–16:29 M01, each even Wednesday 16:30–17:15 M01, P. Čechák
B_UPr/pVMO: Wed 14:00–14:44 M01, Wed 14:45–15:30 M01, P. Čechák
B_UPr/vVPH: Sat 4. 11. 9:45–11:15 E223, 11:30–13:00 E223, Sat 25. 11. 9:45–11:15 E128, 11:30–13:00 E128, Sat 9. 12. 14:00–15:30 E128, 15:45–17:15 E128, P. Čechák
Prerequisites
B_TePr Law Theory
Completion of the course Theory of Law (B_TePR)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Course is designed to provide students with basic knowledge of theory of state, constitutional development in the territory of today's Czech Republicand the valid constitutional law of the Czech Republic. After completing this course, students should be given the knowledge of the Czech constitutional system, the position of his constitutional powers and authorities of the Czech Republic and also of limits of public authority exercising that result from the constitutional order of the Czech Republic. In the field of theory of state students will be able to explain basic concepts and relationships amongst particular bodies of state power, including a comparison of constitutional institutions and patterns of functioning of constitutional law in selected European countries and in the USA.
Syllabus
  • 1) The concept of state and its basic features
  • 2) State governed by law, forms of state, political systems and regimes
  • 3) Constitutionalism: function and types of constitutions, constitutional development on territory of current Czech republic 1848-1993
  • 4) Constitutional order of Czech republic, structure of constitutution of Czech republic
  • 5) Election law and system in Czech republic
  • 6) Legislative power: function and structure of Parliament of Czech republic, legislative procedure
  • 7) President of the Republic: status, election and powers
  • 8) Government and central bodies of state administration
  • 9) Judicial power: judicial system and pronciples of its functioning, Constitutional court of Czech republic and its powers
  • 10) The Czech National Bank, the Supreme Control Office and Public Defender of Rights
  • 11) Constitutional foundations of self-government; Security of the Czech Republic
  • 12) Content and structure of Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms
Literature
    required literature
  • PAVLÍČEK, Václav a kol. Ústavní právo a státověda. II. díl, 2. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Leges, 2015, 1152 stran. ISBN 978-80-7502-084-0
  • ZOUBEK, Vladimír. Postmoderní právověda a státověda. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2016, 462 s. ISBN 978-80-7380-598-2.
  • PAVLÍČEK, Václav. Ústavní právo a státověda. I. díl, Vyd. 2., nezměněné, v Leges 1. Praha: Leges, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7502-053-6.
    recommended literature
  • BLAŽEK, Petr. Základy práva: teorie práva a základy ústavního práva České republiky. 3. vyd. Praha: Vysoká škola finanční a správní, 2012. 123 s. ISBN 978-80-7408-068-5. (kapitola 11. - 15.)
  • JIRÁSEK, Jiří. Ústavní základy organizace státu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Leges, 2013, 368 s. ISBN 978-80-87576-57-1.
  • GERLOCH, Aleš, Vladimír ZOUBEK a Jiří HŘEBEJK. Ústavní systém České republiky. 5. aktualiz. vyd., 1. vyd. ve Vyd. a nakl. A. Čeněk. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7380-423-7
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars in full-time study; tutorials in part-time study; compulsory seminar participation is 75% in full-time study, compulsory tutorial participation is 50% in part-time study.
Assessment methods
The course is completed with a credit and verbal exam. Credit is granted in full-time study for active participation in seminars (presentations, engage in discussion) and in part-time study for handling the essay on the topic agreed with the teacher. During the oral exam, students will be asked two or three questions. All questions must be answered by the student successfully. At least one question must relate to the current constitutional law of the Czech Republic, and at least one question must relate to the theory of state or constitutional development.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin KS/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Summer 2008, Winter 2008, Summer 2009, Winter 2009, Summer 2010, Winter 2010, Summer 2011, Winter 2011, summer 2012, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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