USESV0147 Introduction to Law Theory and Practice

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavel Godický
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
žádné
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
The course introduces the meaning of law, law theory and law order in the state to students and in this frame it deals with basic law concepts and institutes and law systematic. In law system interpretation, the distinction of the public-administration and private-law level is stressed as well as the differentiation of procedural law and substantive law and classification by branch of law order in sequence of difference between individual circles of social relations as a subject of law branches. The frame of the interpretation is based on constitutional order in the Czech republic and harmonisation of Czech law with European Union law. The aim of the course is to lead the students to comprehension of the law role in law state and its functioning as well as the law system in the Czech republic and its place in the frame of international law and European Union law in particular. The course graduate will gain basic knowledge of law, including law principles, concepts and institutes and systematic internal as well as international, necessary for orientation in law aspects of practical problems solving which are presumption of other law disciplines study, enlarge general knowledge notably and strengthen law students 'consciousness.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic law concepts
    2. Resources and law system
    3. Organisation of justice and public administration
    4. Constitutional law - constitutional order in the Czech republic
    5. Administrative law - concept, resources, administrative procedure
    6. Criminal substantive law - offense, facts of the offense case
    7. Criminal procedural law - preliminary procedure, preliminary hearing of a case, trial
    8. Civil substantive law - basic concepts, material administration, husband and wife equity, intestacy
    9. Civil substantive law - obligations in general, an outline of basic contract types
    10. Civil procedural law - discovery procedure, discretionary remedies, execution procedure
    11. European law and its resources, Court of Justice of the European Union, European Parliament, European Commission, Council of Europe
    12. International public law, international private law - resources, basic concepts
Literature
    required literature
  • HALFAR, B. a kol. Právo. Ostrava: VŠB- TU, 2006. ISBN 80-248-0236-8. info
    recommended literature
  • PRŮCHA, P. Správní právo-obecná část, 6. doplněné vydání. Brno, MU, 2004. info
  • JELÍNEK, J. Trestní právo hmotné-obecná část. . Praha, Linde, 2004. info
  • HLAVSA, P.-STAVINOHOVÁ, J. Civilní proces a organizace soudnictví. Brno, Doplněk, 2003. info
  • JELÍNEK, J. Trestní právo procesní, 3. a pozdější vydání. Praha, Eurolex Bohemia, 2003. info
  • FIALA, J. Občanské právo hmotné, 3.doplněné a opravené vydání. Brno, MU, 2002. info
  • BOGUSZAK, J., Čapek, J., Gerloch, A. Teorie práva. Praha: EUROLEX Bohemia, 2001. info
  • TÝČ, V. Základy práva ES pro ekonomy. Praha: Linde, 2001. ISBN 80-7201-296-7. info
  • FILIP, J. Ústavní právo 1, 2. Brno, MU, 1997. info
  • GERLOCH, A. Hřebejk, J, Zoubek, V. Ústavní systém České republiky. Praha: Prospektrum, 1996. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Assessment methods
Didactic test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Written test verifying gained theoretical knowledge (definitions, embodiment in the system, substantive and procedural rules)
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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