| Course title | Consumer Law Clinic |
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| Course code | CPV/NSPP |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | 4 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 6 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction to consumer law, definition of terms 2. Private law regulation of consumer protection 3. Consumer protection in sales of goods in a shop and in conclusion of a contract for work 4. Producer's liability for damage caused by defects of the product 5. Consumer protection in legal acts carried out via internet 6. Public law consumer 7. Consumer directives of the EU 8. Issue of harmonization of the Czech consumer's protection legal regulation with the EU law 9. Case-law of Czech courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union on consumer's protection 10. Economical aspects of consumer's protection 11. Case studies focused on the issue of consumer's protection 12. Case studies focused on court proceedings in cases of consumers' interests protection
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Students will be provided with practical problems within the framework of consumer protection under the Czech law. The practical part of the course consists of practical solutions to specific problems in the area of consumer law, which occur in practice, both in the form of a simulated contractual dispute and in a form of work with real clients accepted by the legal clinics. Students in this course will connect theoretical and practical knowledge in different areas of consumer law. They will also develop legal skills such as analyzing and solving legal case, writing legal documents, communication with clients and others.
Students who have completed this course will gain both practical and theoretical knowledge in the field of consumer law. |
| Prerequisites |
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The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance
It is essential that those students who would like to pass the course must have attendance within the scope set by the seminar teacher and succeed in the colloquium. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2010X) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2010X) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2010) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2010) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 5 | Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2010) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2010X) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 5 | Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: Winter |