Course detail

Principles of Business Law

FP-Rzpp1KAcad. year: 2010/2011

The course focuses on areas relating to civil law, commercial law and labour law, providing an insight into its general terminology. Also dealt with are the following topics: Participants of legal relations and their representation. Property right. Liability for damages, unjust enrichment. Inheritance. The definition of a businessman/businesswoman and a business activity. Trading company and co-operative. Civil obligation law and commercial obligation law. Contracts according to the civil and commercial law. Employment. Rights and duties of an employee and an employer.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Helena Musilová

Department

Institute of Finances (ÚF)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with law terminology and regulations and will be capable of reading of the law.
Students will be able to consider the rights or liabilities with respect to their creation, change, extinction and security, as well as the running of the limitation period, to evaluate the situation and take necessary measures.
Students will be made familiar with contract law discovering the advantages and disadvantages of the contractual agreements. They will have a grasp of the regulations governing the setting-up, classification and liquidation of corporations, companies and co-operatives. Also discussed will be the possibilities of employment contracts and the rights of employees and employers.

Prerequisites

Students are expected to have general knowledge of law at secondary school level.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

A course-unit credit is not awarded for this course.
The exam has a written form. It is a multiple-choice test with 30 questions. The classification of this module is in accordance with the rules of the Faculty of Business and Management.

Course curriculum

Basic terms, the theory of law, legal acts, period of limitation, preclusion.
ƒ{ Civil substantive law ˇV terminology, its history, participants in civil-law relations and their representation.
ƒ{ Property right.
ƒ{ Liability for damage ˇV unjust enrichment, inheritance.
ƒ{ Obligation law, contracts according to the Civil Code.
ƒ{ Commercial law ˇV terminology, register of companies.
ƒ{ Trading companies and co-operatives ˇV liquidation.
ƒ{ Rules and regulations under the contract governed by the Commercial law.
ƒ{ Labour law ˇV terminology, participants in labour-law relations and their representation.
ƒ{ Employment ˇV full time and part time.
ƒ{ Working time regulations, period of rest, overtime, holiday entitlement, liability of an employer and an employee for damage caused.
ƒ{ Rights and duties of an employee and an employer.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The main objective of the course is to provide students with a general introduction to and explanation of the disciplines relating to the civil law with an emphasis on business activities. Students will be made familiar with the related terminology and regulations governing this area. They will also learn how to apply the terminology and regulations in relevant practice. For example, they will be able to consider the object of a contract, as well as possible consequences of a legal act.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at lectures is not compulsory. The course includes lectures only; there are no seminars.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Zákon č. 116/1990 Sb., o nájmu a podnájmu nebytových prostor (CS)
Zákon. č. 262/2006 Sb., zákoník práce (CS)
Zákon č. 40/1964 Sb., občanský zákoník (CS)
Zákon č. 513/1991 Sb., obchodní zákoník (CS)

Recommended reading

HENDRYCH,D. a kol.: Právnický slovník. 2. rozšířené vydání. Praha. C.H.BECK 2003. 1340 s. ISBN 80-7179-740-5 (CS)
MADAR, Z. a kol.: Slovník českého práva 1. a 2. díl: A-O a P-Z. 1. vydání. Praha. Linde 1995. 1390 s. ISBN: 80-85647-62-1 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR-KS Master's

    branch MGR-ŘEP-KS , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Helena Musilová

Syllabus

ƒ{ Basic terms, the theory of law, legal acts, period of limitation, preclusion.
ƒ{ Civil substantive law ˇV terminology, its history, participants in civil-law relations and their representation.
ƒ{ Property right.
ƒ{ Liability for damage ˇV unjust enrichment, inheritance.
ƒ{ Obligation law, contracts according to the Civil Code.
ƒ{ Commercial law ˇV terminology, register of companies.
ƒ{ Trading companies and co-operatives ˇV liquidation.
ƒ{ Rules and regulations under the contract governed by the Commercial law.
ƒ{ Labour law ˇV terminology, participants in labour-law relations and their representation.
ƒ{ Employment ˇV full time and part time.
ƒ{ Working time regulations, period of rest, overtime, holiday entitlement, liability of an employer and an employee for damage caused.
ƒ{ Rights and duties of an employee and an employer.