Course: Legislation Conservation

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Course title Legislation Conservation
Course code ZOO/PUOP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kovaříková Dominika, Mgr.
  • Veselý Milan, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Themes: the constitutional basis of law for the environment and its protection. The Nature and Landscape Protection Act (General and specialist nature protection, nature protection authorities, responsibilities and violations). CITES legal form and problems. compensation for damage and harm. Natura 2000.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
To introduce students to the system of Czech, European Union, and international nature conservation law and to teach them to use legal rules when addressing situations encountered in biological research, conservation practice, and the assessment of interventions affecting nature and landscape.
The student navigates the hierarchy and current wording of legal rules, distinguishes between general and special nature protection, and identifies the competent nature conservation authority. For a model project, the student recognizes the need for consent, a permit, an exemption, or a binding opinion; explains the fundamentals of administrative procedure and public participation; and assesses the legal conditions governing field research, sampling, and the handling of protected species.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of ecology, zoology, and nature conservation at Bachelor's level. No previous legal education is required.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Continuous work with the current wording of legislation and active participation in case-study exercises. The course is completed by an oral examination in which the student demonstrates knowledge of the principal legal instruments and the ability to apply them to a specific biological or conservation situation.
Recommended literature
  • DAMOHORSKÝ, Milan. Právo životního prostředí. 3. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2010.
  • Jelínková, J. (2021). Zákon o ochraně přírody a krajiny. Praktický komentář.. Praha.
  • Pekárek,M. (1995). Zákon o ochraně přírody a krajiny ? Komentář..
  • Pekárek,M. (2000). Zákon o ochraně přírody a krajiny a předpisy související.. Brno.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Botany (2021) Category: Biology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Zoology (2021) Category: Biology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter