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Lecturer(s)
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Forejtová Monika, Doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
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Vokrojová Renáta, Mgr. et Mgr.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the UK legal system 2. Fundamental constitutional relationships and principles. Separation of Powers. Rule of Law. 3. Sources of the Constitution 4. Constitutional conventions 5. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 6. Parliamentary sovereignty. The Human Rights Act 1998. 7. Statutes, legislative process 8. Judicial review. 9. The hierarchy of the courts. 10. Precedent, ratio decidendi, obiter dictum 11. Interpretation of statutes Continuous focus on technical language of British law.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Discussion, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 13 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 52 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| To successfully master the subject, the student is supposed to speak English at the upper intermediate level (ie B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) prior to commencement of the lessons. |
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| Student understands the main ideas of complex texts relating to both specific and abstract topics, is able to discuss usual matters with native speakers, write comprehensible detailed texts on a wide range of subjects, and explain their opinion on a current issue outlining the advantages and disadvantages of different options. |
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| Students are able to explain their opinions on current issues and the advantages and disadvantages of different options. |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| After completing the subject the student is oriented in the basic concepts, principles and relationships of the British constitutional system (development of common law, system of equity, maxims of equality, sources of law, case law and Acts of Parliament, legislative process, constitutional conventions, the principle of parliamentary sovereignty, the current regulation of the separation of powers after the adoption of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, the rule of law, the hierarchy of the courts, the judicial system, the constitutional role of the judiciary, judicial review, the precedent, the principle of stare decisis, ratio decidendi and obiter dictum, the Interpretation of Acts, the Human Rights Act 1998. the Bill of Rights). |
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| The student will acquire relevant terminology, including legal collocations, and will be able to compare the main features of the British common law and continental legal systém. |
| Competences |
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| The student will be able to use relevant legal terminology in oral and written speech, to read judicial decisions with comprehension, to defend their own opinion and to propose solutions to model cases. |
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Recommended literature
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Faragher, Colin. Public Law : concentrate. 5th edition. 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-880389-8.
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Fenwick, Helen; Phillipson, Gavin; Williams, Alexander. Text, cases and materials on public law and human rights. Fourth edition. 2017. ISBN 978-0-415-81594-9.
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Mason, C., Atkins. R. The Lawyers English Language Coursebook. Stamford: Global Legal English, 2014. ISBN 9780954071462.
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Slapper, Gary; Kelly, David. The English legal system. Eighteen edition. 2017. ISBN 978-1-138-28447-0.
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Thomas, Mark. English legal system : concentrate. 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-965423-9.
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