UPPVPP065 Introduction to Criminal Law

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Barbora Dajčová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Barbora Dajčová
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to learn basic terms, funcitons and principles of the criminal law, to acquaint students with the general and special part of the criminal law, with the criminal procedural law, especially to understand basics of criminal responsibility, punishment and protective measures system, acquaint students with criminal proceedings including the specifics of the criminal proceedings in young offender. Students will be acquaint with the position of probation and mediation services and with the positions of victims in criminal proceedings.
Syllabus
  • 1. Term, function and basic principles of the criminal law
    2. Criminal responsibility, term and qualification of the crimes, facts of the crime, lack of criminality
    3. Developmental stages of the crime, incitement, plurality of crimes
    4. Punishments and protective measures
    5. Special part of Criminal Law individual facts of selected crimes
    6. Introduction to the criminal procedural law basic terms, sources, basic principles
    7. Subjects in the proceedings, stages of the proceedings
    8. Evidence, ensuring people and objects, decisions
    9. Remedies, special methods of the proceedings
    10. Diversion in criminal proceedings
    11. Enforcement proceedings
    12. Extinction of punishment, expunged conviction, limitation in criminal law
    13. Young offender criminal responsibility and legal entity criminal responsibility
    14. Probation and Mediation Service, position of the injured and a victim in the proceedings
Literature
    required literature
  • Listina základních práv a svobod (Usnesení předsednictva ČNR ze dne 16. 12. 1992 o vyhlášení LPS jako součásti ústavního pořádku ČR pod č. 2/1993 Sb.). info
  • Ústava ČR - ústavní zákon č. 1/1993 Sb. info
  • Zákon č. 141/1961 Sb., o trestním řízení soudním (ve znění pozdějších novel). info
  • Zákon č. 218/2003 Sb., zákon o soudnictví ve věcech mládeže. info
  • Zákon č. 40/2009 Sb., trestní zákoník. info
  • Zákon č. 418/2011 Sb., o trestní odpovědnosti právnických osob. info
  • NOVOTNÝ, Z., SCHELLE, K., TOMANCOVÁ, J. Právní nauka pro školy i praxi. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002. info
  • ŠÍMA, A., SUK, M. Základy práva. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2001. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Writing up a case study.
Compulsory attendance, one excused absence possible.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2018.
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