Course: Introduction to the German Constitutional Law

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Course title Introduction to the German Constitutional Law
Course code KÚP/ÚNÚP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pezl Tomáš, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Bezoušková Lenka, JUDr. Ph.D., LL.M.
Course content
1. The evolution of the constitutional law and fundamental questions of the constitutional law 2. Grundgesetz 3. Individual highest federal authorities 4. The Federal constitutional court 5. The separiation of powers 6. Grundgesetz in European and international Context

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar classes, Textual studies
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 38 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
German language knowledge B1
Skills
German language knowledge B1
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to orientate in advanced questions of the discipline to become acquainted with the legal terminology and become acquainted with sources and principles of law to understand position of Federal Constitutional Court in EU.
Skills
to point out the influence of German constitutional review on the Czech constitutional review
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Textual studies
Seminar classes
Skills
Students' portfolio
Competences
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Seminar work
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Das Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
  • Friedhelm Hufen. Staatsrecht II - Grundrechte, C. H. Beck, 4. Auflage. 2014.
  • Hartmut Maurer. Staatsrecht I - Grundlagen, Verfassungsorgane, Staatsfunktionen. 2014.
  • Jörn Axel Kämmerer, Staatsorganisationsrecht. Staatsorganisationsrecht. 2012.
  • Jörn Ipsen. Staatsrecht I - Staatsorganisationsrecht. 2015.
  • Jörn Ipsen. Staatsrecht II - Grundrechte. 2015.
  • Klíma, Karel. Ústavní systémy. 1.vyd. Plzeň : ZČU, 1994. ISBN 80-7082-147-7.
  • Münch, Ingo, Grundgesetz : Kommentar. Bd. 2, Art. 70 bis 146 /. Grundgesetz : Kommentar. Bd. 2, Art. 70 bis 146 /. 2012.
  • Münch, Ingo. Kommentar. Bd. 1, Präambel bis Art. 69 /. 2012.
  • Steffen Detterbeck. Allgemeines Verwaltungsrecht. 2015.


Study plans that include the course
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