Course details

Fundamentals of Law

PRM Acad. year 2020/2021 Summer semester 3 credits

Current academic year

Human society cannot exit without rules regulating various decisive aspects of human existence. Legal conscience based on knowledge of law and basic legal norms related to human activities, their far-reaching impacts and consequences are essentials for minimization of potential conflicts.

Guarantor

Klapetek Milan, ThMgr. (ICV VUT-Celoživotní)

Course coordinator

Dytrych Jaroslav, Ing., Ph.D. (DCGM)

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Completion

Credit

Time span

  • 26 hrs lectures

Department

Centre of Education and Counselling (ICV)

Lecturer

Klapetek Milan, ThMgr. (ICV VUT-Celoživotní)

Subject specific learning outcomes and competences

Basic survey on civil legal norms, ability to get orientated in norms.

Learning objectives

Acquisition of rudiments of law, knowledge of relationship between law and ethos, knowledge of basic legal norms, and their application to business and other economic activities.

Why is the course taught

An integral part of citizenship in a democratic system is legal consciousness and is fair and beneficial to society to provide students with the possibility of the establishment and consolidation.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

No prerequisity knowledge is called for.

Study literature

  • The students will be recommended a selection of legal norms and articles which will be discussed on lectures.
  • Přednášející doporučí studentům k prostudování vybrané právní předpisy, ke kterým se pak v rámci přednášek bude diskutovat.
  • The students will be recommended a selection of legal norms and articles which will be discussed in lectures.
  • Sbírky zákonů České republiky
  • Set of the Czech Republic Legal Norms

Syllabus of lectures

  1. Introduction into law science, branches of law, basic terms.
  2. Constitution of the Czech Republic, state symbols.
  3. Contents, form and subject of the law, law creation and legislative process.
  4. Civil law and Civil Procedure Code.
  5. Commercial law.
  6. Labor law.
  7. Civil-law obligations and agreements, examples of agreements and plaints.
  8. Copyright Act and mental labour preservation.
  9. Public law.

Progress assessment

Attendance at lectues, minimum 80%, and activity on discussion.

Controlled instruction

Attendance at lectures.

Exam prerequisites

Attendance at lectues, minimum 80%, and activity on discussion.

Course inclusion in study plans

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