Course detail

Building Law

FAST-HZ51Acad. year: 2018/2019

The law system of the Czech state. The building law as part of the system of administrative law. Building Act. Implementing regulations to the Building Act. Legal regulation of administrative offenses. Expropriation. Conduct of business by natural and legal entities in building industry. Basic employment relations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Martina Hortová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will learn the basic legal concepts, legal order of the Czech Republic as a whole and the system of legal norms in the Czech Republic. After completing the course, students will gain knowledge in the field of public construction law, will be familiar with the Building Act and its implementing regulations. The issue of expropriation in expropriation proceedings under the Expropriation Act and the rules of administrative offenses will be discussed. They will be provided with information on ways of conducting business by individuals and legal entities in the construction industry as well as basic labor relations.

Prerequisites

The course builds on the knowledge gained at secondary school and develops the legal knowledge gained in the 1st year of Bachelor's degree.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The information will be passed on in the form of lecture. In the exercises students will work in groups and individually. Each student will individually prepare a presentation at the assigned topic.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Each student will give a presentation on an assigned topic. Knowledge of the topics will be checked in a test which consists of a written and oral part.

Course curriculum

Lectures:
1. Introduction to the course, basic legal concepts.
2. The place of the building law in the system of administative law. The Building Act, its contents and principles. Implementing regulations to the Building Act.
3. Town and country planning and its instruments.
4. Planning permission proceedings, types of planning permissions.
5. Building code, building permit and notofication, building permit proceedings.
6. Authorized inspector.
7. Structure realization.
8. Utilization and removal of structures.
9. Administrative offenses.
10. Expropriation.
11. Basic employment relations, requisites of employment contract.
12. Trade law.
13. Trade companies, their basic characteristics, status of partners.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of the course is to make the students familiar with the legal order of the Czech Republic focusing on the Building Act and its implementing regulations.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Úplné znění: Stavební zákon a předpisy související. Autorizace ve výstavbě.. Osrava : Sagit, 2009.

Recommended reading

Štenglová, I.: Smlouvy ve výstavbě.. Praha : Prospektrum, 2005.
Kliková, A. a kol.: Stavební právo. Linde : Praha, 2007.
Marek, K. a Průcha, P.: Nové stavební právo. Právnická fakulta - Masarykova univerzita, 2007.
Úplné znění: Občanský a obchodní zákoník. Živnostenský zákon.. Ostrava : Sagit, 2009.
Úplné znění: Zákoník práce. Ostrava : Sagit, 2009.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-GK Master's

    branch G , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch GD , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch GD , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Martina Hortová

Syllabus

Lectures:
1. Introduction to the course, basic legal concepts.
2. The place of the building law in the system of administative law. The Building Act, its contents and principles. Implementing regulations to the Building Act.
3. Town and country planning and its instruments.
4. Planning permission proceedings, types of planning permissions.
5. Building code, building permit and notofication, building permit proceedings.
6. Authorized inspector.
7. Structure realization.
8. Utilization and removal of structures.
9. Administrative offenses.
10. Expropriation.
11. Basic employment relations, requisites of employment contract.
12. Trade law.
13. Trade companies, their basic characteristics, status of partners.

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Martina Hortová

Syllabus

1. Legislation on public construction law.
2. Spatial development policy.
3. Work with the city plan.
4. Solution of specific building projects.
5. Presentations by students.
6. Presentations by students.