Course detail

Basic Law

FAST-GZ02Acad. year: 2020/2021

Law system of the Czech state, its development and place in the world context, as a part of "European Law". The Constitution of the Czech Republic. Distribution of power in the state. Legislative power, executive power, judicial power. Fundamental human rights. Overview of all options and ways of doing business. Conduct of business by natural and legal entities under Civil and Commercial Codes and Trade Act. Conduct of business based on authorisation. Employment relations, requisites of employment contract. Administrative offenses.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Basic legal concepts and the system of legal norms in the Czech Republic. Overview of all options and ways of doing business. General information on employment relations, emplyment contracts and agreements.

Prerequisites

The subject extends the knowledge gained at secondary school.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Lectures:
1. Introduction to the course, basic legal concepts.
2. Legal order of the Czech Republic, branches in Czech law,
interrelations between the Czech and European
law.
3. The constitution of the Czech Republic.
4. Distribution of power in the state, legislative power.
5. Executive power.
6. Judicial power.
7. Charter of fundamental rights and freedoms.
8. Fundamental human rights, political rights, rights of national and
ethnic minorities, economic, social and cultural rights.
9. Overview of all options and ways of doing business.
10.Conduct of business by natural and legal entities.
11.Trade companies, their basic characteristics, status of partners.
12.Employment relations, requisites of employment contract.
13.Administrative offenses.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Basic legal concepts and the system of legal norms in the Czech Republic. Overview of all options and ways of doing business. General information on employment relations, employment contracts and agreements.

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: Ústava ČR a Listina základních práv a svobod. Ostrava : Sagit, 2009.

Recommended reading

Úplné znění: Občanský a obchodní zákoník.. Ostrava : Sagit, 2009.
Úplné znění: Zákoník práce. Ostrava : Sagit, 2009.
Úplné znění: Živnostenský zákon. Sagit : Ostrava, 2009.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch GI , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch GI , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Lectures: 1. Introduction to the course, basic legal concepts. 2. Legal order of the Czech Republic, branches in Czech law, interrelations between the Czech and European law. 3. The constitution of the Czech Republic. 4. Distribution of power in the state, legislative power. 5. Executive power. 6. Judicial power. 7. Charter of fundamental rights and freedoms. 8. Fundamental human rights, political rights, rights of national and ethnic minorities, economic, social and cultural rights. 9. Overview of all options and ways of doing business. 10.Conduct of business by natural and legal entities. 11.Trade companies, their basic characteristics, status of partners. 12.Employment relations, requisites of employment contract. 13.Administrative offenses.