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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KÚP
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ÚABP
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Constitutional aspects of British law
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Long Title
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Constitutional aspects of British law and terminology
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
6
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Seminar
4
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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3 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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1
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
Yes
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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KÚP/ÚBP1
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Preclusive courses
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KÚP/ÚBP1
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the subject is to get acquainted with with the development and functioning of the system of common law, equity, constitutional conventions and statute law, to understand fundamental constitutional relationships, principles and sources of the British constitution, to learn English terminology through selected documents and key precedents.
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Requirements on student
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Active participation in lessons
Timely completion of the assigned tasks
Successful completion of the final test and oral exam
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Content
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1. Introduction to the UK legal system
2. Fundamental constitutional relationships and principles. Separation of Powers. Rule of Law.
3. Sources of the Constitution
4. Constitutional conventions
5. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005
6. Parliamentary sovereignty. The Human Rights Act 1998.
7. Statutes, legislative process
8. Judicial review.
9. The hierarchy of the courts.
10. Precedent, ratio decidendi, obiter dictum
11. Interpretation of statutes
Continuous focus on technical language of British law.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Recommended:
Thomas, Mark. English legal system : concentrate. 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-965423-9.
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Recommended:
Faragher, Colin. Public Law : concentrate. 5th edition. 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-880389-8.
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Recommended:
Fenwick, Helen; Phillipson, Gavin; Williams, Alexander. Text, cases and materials on public law and human rights. Fourth edition. 2017. ISBN 978-0-415-81594-9.
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Recommended:
Slapper, Gary; Kelly, David. The English legal system. Eighteen edition. 2017. ISBN 978-1-138-28447-0.
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Recommended:
Mason, C., Atkins. R. The Lawyers English Language Coursebook. Stamford: Global Legal English, 2014. ISBN 9780954071462.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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52
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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52
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Individual project (40)
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40
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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13
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Total
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157
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
To successfully master the subject, the student is supposed to speak English at the upper intermediate level (ie B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) prior to commencement of the lessons. |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
Student understands the main ideas of complex texts relating to both specific and abstract topics, is able to discuss usual matters with native speakers, write comprehensible detailed texts on a wide range of subjects, and explain their opinion on a current issue outlining the advantages and disadvantages of different options. |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
Students are able to explain their opinions on current issues and the advantages and disadvantages of different options. |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
After completing the subject the student is oriented in the basic concepts, principles and relationships of the British constitutional system (development of common law, system of equity, maxims of equality, sources of law, case law and Acts of Parliament, legislative process, constitutional conventions, the principle of parliamentary sovereignty, the current regulation of the separation of powers after the adoption of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, the rule of law, the hierarchy of the courts, the judicial system, the constitutional role of the judiciary, judicial review, the precedent, the principle of stare decisis, ratio decidendi and obiter dictum, the Interpretation of Acts, the Human Rights Act 1998. the Bill of Rights). |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
The student will acquire relevant terminology, including legal collocations, and will be able to compare the main features of the British common law and continental legal systém. |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
The student will be able to use relevant legal terminology in oral and written speech, to read judicial decisions with comprehension, to defend their own opinion and to propose solutions to model cases. |
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Assessment methods
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