Course: Introduction to Law I

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Course title Introduction to Law I
Course code KPE/PZAP1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Petržela Jan, Mgr.
Course content
Topics: 1) Theory of law: law, sources of law, legal norm, implementation of law 2) Constitutional law: concept, Constitution of the Czech Republic - characteristics of the state, branches of power 3) Human rights: starting points, international protection of human rights, Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, judicial protection, citizenship 4) European Union: history, concept, competences, EU citizenship, EU law, EU institutions 5) Private law: concept, principles, legal branches, recodification of private law 6) Civil law: concept, sources, principles, subjects, consumer, entrepreneur, representation 7) Legal facts: legal act (form, invalidity) 8) Things: concept, division, part of a thing, accessory to a thing, security; Inheritance law 9) Absolute property rights: concept, possession, ownership, co-ownership 10) Absolute property rights: Property rights to other people's property (construction rights, easements, liens and retention rights) 11) Relative property rights: concept, content and subject of an obligation, contract (content, conclusion, consumer contracts), changes and termination of obligations, securing and confirming debts 12) Relative property rights: obligations from legal acts - contractual types 13) Relative property rights: obligations from torts and other legal reasons - compensation for damage, unjust enrichment

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Lecture, E-learning, Students' self-study
  • Preparation for exam - 48 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 15 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Fieldtrips - 2 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to build a legal consciousness of the student on the basis of knowledge of legal concepts that are important for understanding the law. Student will understand the basic legal concepts after successful completion of the subject and institutes. Student will be able to interpret legal transcripts, analyze legal order, and use general legal terminology to work with legal texts.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Questionaire

Exam: Written exam on the subject content (combination of closed and open questions) Grading: A (1) 100-95% B (1-) 94-87% C (2) 86-78% D (2-) 77-69% E (3) 68-60% F (4) 59-0%
Recommended literature
  • Občanský zákoník - zákon č. 89/2012 Sb.
  • Usnesení předsednictva ČNR č. 2/1993 Sb., o vyhlášení Listiny základních práv a svobod jako součásti ústavního pořádku. .
  • Ústavní zákon č. 1/1993 Sb., Ústava.
  • Základy práva Evropské unie pro ekonomy přepracované a aktualizované vydání. .
  • zákon č. 2/1993 Sb., Listina základních práv a svobod.
  • Zákon č. 89/2012 Sb., občanský zákoník. .
  • JANKŮ, M., et al. Nové občanské právo v kostce - stručný úvod. Praha: Nakladatelství C. H. Beck, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7400-516-9.
  • JANKŮ, M., et al. Základy práva pro posluchače neprávnických fakult 7. vyd.. Praha: Nakladatelství C. H. Beck, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7400-875-7.
  • JANKŮ, M., et al. Základy práva pro posluchače neprávnických fakult 7. vyd.. Praha: Nakladatelství C. H. Beck, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7400875-7.
  • JANKŮ, M. Vybrané kapitoly z práva EU. Ostrava: Key publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7418-049-1.
  • SPIRIT, M. Úvod do studia práva. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2014, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-5280-8.
  • SVOBODA, P. Úvod do evropského práva. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7400-752-1.
  • TÝČ, V. Základy práva Evropské unie pro ekonomy 7. vydání. Praha: Leges, s. r. o., 2017. ISBN 978-80-7502-243-1.


Study plans that include the course
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