FVP:UVSRPHK029 Introduction to Private Law - Course Information

UVSRPHK029 Introduction to Private Law

Extent and Intensity

10/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Ondřej Pavelek, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Ondřej Pavelek, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava

Timetable

Fri 20. 10. 8:05–12:10 C310, Fri 3. 11. 8:05–12:10 C310

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(K)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Public Administration and Social Politics (programme FVP, VSSP)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to provide students with a basic and comprehensive knowledge of private law and its fundamental principles.

Learning outcomes

Field knowledge: At the end of this course, the student will be able to understand the basic principles of private law. The student will be able to apply the basic concepts and be familiar with the institutes that are central to private law. In particular, the student will be able to interpret the general parts of the Civil Code which form the basis of the new private law. Professional Skills: At the end of this course, the student will be able to apply basic knowledge of private law in practice in conjunction with public law. In particular in the areas of personality protection, family law, inheritance, property law, obligations, unfair competition. General competences: At the end of this course, the student will be able to apply the knowledge independently in his/her practice.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to private law and its principles, substantive law and procedural law.
• 2. Humans and their position in private law, Human personality.Legal persons and representation
• 3. The thing in legal terms, Legal facts and legal proceedings, Limitation and prescription.
• 4. Rights in rem, possession and detention.Property right and its acquisition.Concurrent estate.
• 5. Easements.
• 6. Family law
• 7. Inheritance Law
• 8. Relative property rightsContract and contracting process.
• 9. Contracts 1
• 10. Contracts 2
• 11. Contracts 3
• 12. Liabilities for offences and other legal reasons
• 13. Basic institutes of commercial law

Literature

required literature
• DVOŘÁK, Jan, ŠVESTKA, Jiří a ZUKLÍNOVÁ, Michaela. Občanské právo hmotné 1. Díl první: Obecná část. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7552-187-3.
• DVOŘÁK, Jan, ŠVESTKA, Jiří a ZUKLÍNOVÁ, Michaela. Občanské právo hmotné 3. Díl třetí: Věcná práva. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7478-935-9.
• LASÁK Jan, POKORNÁ Jarmila, Čáp Zdeněk, DOLEŽIL Tomáš, a kol. Zákon o obchodních korporacích – Komentář. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7478-326.
• ŠVESTKA Jiří, DVOŘÁK Jan, FIALA Josef. Občanský zákoník: Komentář, svazek I-IV. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2013, ISBN 978-80-7478-369-5.
• ZUKLÍNOVÁ, Michaela, DVOŘÁK, Jan, ŠVESTKA, Jiří. Občanské právo hmotné 2. Díl druhý: Rodinné právo. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7478-937-3.
• Zákon č. 89/2012 Sb.
• Zákon č. 90/2012 Sb.

recommended literature
• ELIÁŠ Karel, HAVEL Bohumil, BEZOUŠKA Petr a ŠUSTROVÁ Daniela. Občanské právo pro každého. Pohledem (nejen) tvůrců nového občanského zákoníku. Praha:Wolters Kluwer, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7478-013-4.

Teaching methods

Lectures, presentations

Assessment methods

Small Credit - Active participation in lectures - Preparation of an essay on the chosen topic o The essay will be written by a group of students in a maximum of 5 students. o The topic of the group essay will be based on at least one scholarly article from abroad (not from Slovakia), which is related to the topic of the course; please prefer Web of Science or Scopus database. o The essay will be 4 standard pages. o Procedure:  1. Students will form groups.  2. They will agree on an article that will be the basis for their essay.  3. They will formulate a research problem based on their chosen article and add their practical experience.  4. They will submit their essay to the IS submission room by November 30, 2023.  5. The essay will be presented at the last lecture.  6. The presentation will be 10 minutes + discussion. o A maximum of 15 points can be earned for the essay and presentation. o Evaluation Criteria:  Topic Relevance: please select a topic that is timely and that provides insights that are useful to today's society.  Ability to engage with provocative theses: Find a topic that is interesting to others and that will pique their interest in the issue.  Implications for practice: Develop a topic that is practical and useful to others.  Presentations o Using AI in essay writing: AI can be used, but it is necessary to mention this fact in the essay. Please be careful that AI is not omniscient and makes quite a few mistakes. Thus, information from AI must be properly verified. Exam - The exam consists of 15 open-ended questions. - Each question is scored 1 point - The exam is written. - All printed study materials may be used for the exam. Overall assessment: 1. Essay - max. 15 points 2. Exam test - max. 15 points A - 27 - 30 points B - 23 - 26 points C - 20-22 points D - 17 - 19 points E - 13 - 16 points F - 12 points or less

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Instruction in person is conducted through a system of discussion consultations on selected topics in the scope of 12 hours.The part-time study material is accessible in an e-learning course environment at the e-portal http://elearning.fvp.slu.cz/, where various individual tutorials are conducted according to the subject matter overview and under the guidance of the instructor.This environment also provides individual students with consultation of selected problematic units in elaboration of topics and objectives of the thesis.Electronic study material is published for instruction purposes.

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