Course: Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law

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Course title Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law
Course code KPT/NCL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 5
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
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)
  • Ščerba Filip, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Coufalová Bronislava, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lecture Topics: Basic principles of the Czech Substantive Criminal Law. Applicability of Czech Criminal Code. Criminal act, body of a crime. Object, objective element. Subject of a body of a crime. Subjective element. Circumstances excluding illegality. Development stages of criminal activity. Criminal accomplicity. Punishments and protective measures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
This course is addressed primarily for foreign students. It deals with basic elements of criminal responsibility and sanctioning according to Czech criminal law. The attention is focused on individual elements of body of a crime (object, objective element, subject, subjective element and illegality), development stages of criminal activity, individual kinds of punishments and protective measures, legal regulation of the most important individual crimes etc. Also the basic comparison with foreign criminal law is important part of this course.
Students who have completed this course will gain knowledge of the fundamentals of criminal liability and sanctioning of adult and juvenile wrongdoers within the framework of the Czech criminal law.
Prerequisites
Completion of this course is not conditional upon completion of another course.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Those students who would like to be successful at the colloquy must first pass a written test. The student is required to work with the learning objects, which have been created for the concrete subject and are available for authorized students in LMS EDIS.
Recommended literature
  • Jelínek, J. a kol. (2016). Trestní právo hmotné. 6. vydání.. Praha: Leges.
  • Jelínek, J. a kol. (2020). Trestní zákoník a trestní řád s poznámkami a judikaturou. 8. vydání.. Praha: Leges.
  • Ščerba, F. Substantive Criminal Law. PF UP, Olomouc.


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 (2010) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 3 Recommended year of study:3, 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: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law (2010X) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Winter
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 (2010X) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
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