Law

Course guarantor:

Jiří Valdhans

Lecturer:

Jiří Valdhans

Tutor:

Jiří Valdhans

Supervisor:

Institute of Public Administration and Regional Studies

Synopsis:

First, the basic features of the legal regulation of human relations will be explained, with an emphasis on distinguishing from other ways of regulating social relations, such as morality or religion. The next block of topics deals with state power and the separation of powers in the state (and in the EU) and the basic characteristics of state powers from the perspective of Czech law. The third, most comprehensive block is devoted to private law relationships. Students will be acquainted with the individual elements of legal relations and with the functioning of contractual relations in particular.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Law general introduction, differentiation of legal regulation and other regulations of human behaviour, main legal systems

2.Legal sources including EU Law

3.Constitutions, Charters of fundamental rights and freedoms, separation of powers

4.Legislature, executive and judiciary powers including EU perspective

5.Public and private law, differences and principles

6.Legal relations elements, types

7.Things and absolute legal titles I

8.Things and absolute legal titles II

9.Contractual obligations I

10.Contractual obligations II

11.Non-contractual obligations

12.Commercial corporations I

13.Commercial corporations II

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Student will gain a basic view of the functioning of law as a regulation of human behavior and the position of the state in the creation of legal regulation implemented in its state territory. Student will be able to distinguish basic legal relations and will understand the principles of their legal regulation.

Study materials:

Bobek, M., Poupertová, O. An Introduction to the Czech Legal Systém and Legal Resources. Online. 2018 (https://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Czech_Republic1.html)

Schutze, R. An Introduction to European Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomDEJ:120 Valdhans J. 12:30–14:00 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: