Course: Ombudsman Clinic 1

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Course title Ombudsman Clinic 1
Course code CPV/BOK1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vašíčková Andrea, JUDr.
  • Tomoszková Veronika, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Tomoszek Maxim, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Madleňáková Lucia, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Methods of ombudsman work 2) Construction and environmental law 3) Social assistance to persons with disabilities 4) Ombudsman and consumer protection 5) Enforcement by bailiffs - state supervisory activity 6) Inappropriate conduct of judicial persons, judicial delays

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce the activities of the Ombudsman in all the areas in which the Ombudsman can act. Under the guidance of lawyers from the Ombudsman's Office, students will experience assessing real cases from the Ombudsman's practice, including cases from the areas of court administration, construction law, consumer protection, enforcement, assistance to persons with disabilities, public order, civil registration, and compensation for maladministration. The course is implemented in a form based on the active approach of students. The seminar is conducted interactively (solving case studies in which students apply the information obtained in a simulation of a legal case). Students who are interested may, by agreement, undertake a longer internship with an ombudsman, which can be used in the undergraduate courses "Professional Practice I and II". Upon completion of the clinic, students will have an overview of the Ombudsman's work in selected areas, specifically familiarizing themselves with the course of an investigation, the contents of case files, and will be able to analyze practical situations.
The student will be able to: - work with a written complaint to the Ombudsman, understand it and summarise the relevant information it conveys, - identify legal problems in specific practical situations and determine whether the problem falls within the Ombudsman's remit, - analyse legal problems, find relevant information and propose solutions in the context of the Ombudsman's remit.
Prerequisites
The course Ombudsman Legal Clinic has no prerequisit courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

The course is divided into 6 seminars, at least 3 of which the student must attend in person. In case of absence in any of the other 3 seminars, the following rule applies: For the first absence the student does not have to make up any make-up work. In case of the second and third absences, the student must make up the substitute in agreement with the teacher. Detailed knowledge of legal regulations in the taught areas is not a prerequisite for participation.
Recommended literature
  • Nečinnost ve veřejné správě: sborník z mezinárodní konference : Kroměříž, 23. - 24. 6. 2011. Editovali Kadečka, Stanislav; Kliková, Alena, Valachová, Kateřina; Glotzmann, Filip. Praha: Kancelář veřejného ochránce práv a Wolters Kluwer ČR, a. s., 2012. 243 s., dostupný na www.ochrance.cz.
  • Principy dobré správy: sborník příspěvků přednesených na pracovní konferenci : Kongresový sál Kanceláře veřejného ochránce práv, Brno, 22. března 2006. Editovala Hrabcová, Dana. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita pro Kancelář veřejného ochránce práv, 2006. 265 s., dostupný na www.ochrance.cz.
  • Souhrnné zprávy veřejného ochránce práv 2009 -2012 dostupné na www.ochrance.cz.
  • Richterová, Anna. (2019). Zákon o veřejném ochránci práv: komentář. Praha: Wolters Kluwer.
  • Sládeček, V. (2011). Zákon o Veřejném ochránci práv : komentář. 2. vyd.. C. H. Beck, Praha.
  • Šabatová, A. Ombundsman a lidská práva. 1.vyd. Praha: Linde a. s., 2008. 200 s. ISBN: 978-80-7239-229-2..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law in Public Administration (2024) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law in Public Administration (2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer