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Lecturer(s)
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Forejtová Monika, Doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
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Pavlíček Václav, Prof. JUDr. CSc., dr. h. c.
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Skála Josef, JUDr. CSc.
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Pezl Tomáš, JUDr. Ph.D.
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Tomeš Milan, JUDr.
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Vostrá Zuzana, JUDr. Ph.D.
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Hofmannová Helena, Doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. The concept, content, subjects and the subject matter of constitutional law, its relationship to other branches of law, constitutional relationships, constitutional disputes, liability and sanctions in constitutional law, interpretation of the Constitution. 2. Principal stages of development of constitutions, their typology, the constitution as organic law, legislative system and legal status of public authority, modern constitution, its characteristics, its philosophical and legal grounds, the content and significance of the constitution, the law-abiding state (Rechtsstaat), the constitutional state. 3. Development of the Czech constitutionality, features and phases of the constitutional development, constitutional aspects of the separation of Czechoslovakia, continuity and discontinuity in creation of the Czech Republic. 4. The Constitution of the Czech Republic and Constitutional Order - its characteristics, structure and positron in the system of law. 5. Constitutional grounds of the sovereignty of the Czech Republic, state territory, state citizenship, and state symbols. 6. Form of government in the Czech Republic and constitutional system of the separation of powers - its concept, content, typology, significance and function. 7. Legislative power, position of Parliament of the Czech Republic, its structure, powers and mutual relationships between its two chambers. 8. Executive power, position of the President of the Czech Republic, of the government of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic ministries, other administrative bodies, and the State Attorney's Office. 9. Constitutional position of the Supreme Control Office and Czech National Bank. 10. Judicial power and its constitutional concept, court system and mutual relationships between courts. 11. Electoral system in the Czech Republic, types of elections and their principles, objective voting rights. 12. Political parties in the constitutional system of the Czech Republic, the meaning and principles of the multi-party political system. 13. The Constitution of the Czech Republic and international law, characteristics of international treaties. 14. The Constitution of the Czech Republic and EU law, relationships of Czech and EU bodies, determination of jurisdictions.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Interactive lecture, One-to-One tutorial, Lecture
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 26 hours per semester
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| The students will be able to: - identify principal constitutional institutions, their meaning, forms and both general and particular application in the Czech Republic - evaluate constitutional development of the Czech Republic and analyze its impact upon the contemporary system of law - identify and evaluate the contents and structure of fundamental sources of the Czech constitutionality - identify and evaluate the range of democratic character of the Czech Republic - recognize various aspects of the relationship between public power and people - explain principal features of the Czech constitutionality as a whole |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Blahož J., Balaš V., Klíma K. Srovnávací ústavní právo, 3. vydání. Praha: ASPI, a.s., 2007. ISBN 978-80-7357-312-6.
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Filip, Jan. Ústavní právo I : základní pojmy a instituty, ústavní základy ČR. 3. vyd. Brno : PF MU v Brně, 1999. ISBN 80-210-20326(Masa.
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Forejtová, Monika. Ústavní soudnictví. 2014. ISBN 978-80-87713-09-9.
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Klíma Karel a kol. Komentář k Ústavě a Listině, 2. vydání. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2009.
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Klíma, Karel. Encyklopedie ústavního práva. Praha : Aspi, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7357-295-2.
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Klíma, Karel. Praktikum českého ústavního práva. 3., rozš. vyd. Plzeň : Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7380-173-1.
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Klíma, Karel. Ústavní právo. 4., rozĹĄ. vyd. Plzeň : Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7380-261-5.
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Pavlíček, Václav. Ústavní právo a státověda. II. díl, část 1. Ústavní právo České republiky. 2., podstatně rozš. a dopl. vyd. Praha : Linde, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7201-694-5.
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Pavlíček, Václav. Ústavní právo a státověda. II. díl, Ústavní právo České republiky. 1. úplné vyd. Praha : Leges, 2011. ISBN 978-80-87212-90-5.
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Pezl Tomáš, Pezl Michael. Dokumenty ke studiu ústavního práva, 3. vydání. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7380-099-4.
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Wintr, Jan. Principy českého ústavního práva : (s dodatkem principů práva evropského a mezinárodního). Vyd. 1. Praha : Eurolex Bohemia, 2006. ISBN 80-86861-75-9.
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