Course: Introduction to the Law for Journalists

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Course title Introduction to the Law for Journalists
Course code KZU/PRABN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and 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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Osina Petr, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Law, its structure and basic concepts 2. Sources of law 3. Legal standards 4. Legal relations 5. Application of law 6. Introduction to Civil law 7. Introduction to Commercial law 8. Introduction to Family law 9. Introduction to Labor law 10. Introduction to Criminal law 11. Introduction to Constitutional law 12. Introduction to Administrative law

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The course is primarily aimed at making the basic concepts with which may be encountered in connection with the law, such as sources of law, rule of law, legal relations, application of the law. It follows a brief presentation of key concepts and key institutions of the private and public law.
Student will know the basic legal terms and the basic legal regulation of the main branches of law.
Prerequisites
Completion of this course is not conditional upon completion of some other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

It is essential that those students who would like to get the credit must pass the final test.
Recommended literature
  • Janků, M. a kol. Základy práva pro posluchače neprávnických fakult, C. H. Beck, Praha 2006.
  • Spirit, M. a kol. (2015). Základy práva pro neprávníky. Plzeň.
  • Šíma, A., Suk, M. Základy práva pro střední a vyšší odborné školy, C. H. Beck, Praha 2006.
  • Varvařovský, P. Základy práva: o právu, státě a moci, ASPI Publishing, Praha 2004.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2022) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer