Course detail

Criminal Law

ÚSI-1SBTPAcad. year: 2015/2016

Subject is aimed at understanding of principles and goals of criminal law regulations and orienting in system of criminal-law legal rules, in scheme of state authorities in criminal proceedings and in rights and duties of participant in criminal proceedings.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Ability to work with terms, categories, and structures of criminal law including criminal procedure and ability of oriented and practical knowledge usage.

Prerequisites

Not requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching is carried out through lectures that consist of interpretations of basic principles, methodology of given discipline, problems and their exemplary solutions.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Condition of course-unit credit is successful accomplishment of a written test.

Course curriculum

1. Term, principles and structure of criminal law.
2. Basic principles of criminal responsibility.
3. Term of crime, facts of the case, object and objective aspect.
4. Subject and subjective aspect.
5. Classification of crimes, economic crimes.
6. Crimes against property, freedom and human honor.
7. Other crimes.
8. Term and principles of criminal procedural law, scheme of state public authorities in procedural proceedings.
9. Parts in trial and participants in criminal procedural proceedings.
10. Proceedings in front of the court and remedies.
11. Divergence in criminal law. Responsibility of youth for illegal behaviour.
12. Position of aggrieved persons in criminal proceedings; term and principles of adhesion proceedings.
13. Present status and problems of criminal law regulation in the Czech Republic.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Goal of this course is gaining the basic information on material criminal and procedural criminal law regulations, within the context of legal system.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Novotný, F.: Praktikum Trestní právo hmotné, Plze'n, 2005.
Novotný, F.: Praktikum Trestní právo procesní, Plzeň, 2006.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MFE Master's

    branch EID , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    branch REI , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Pojem, zásady a struktura trestního práva
2. Zásady trestní odpovědnosti
3. Pojem trestného činu. Skutková podstata trestného činu, objekt a objektivní stránka
4. Subjekt a subjektivní stránka trestného činu
5. Klasifikace trestných činů. Trestné činy hospodářské
6. Trestné činy proti majetku a proti svobodě a lidské důstojnosti
7. Ostatní trestné činy
8. Pojem a zásady trestního procesu; soustava orgánů činných v trestním řízení
9. Strany trestního procesu a osoby zúčastněné; přípravné řízení trestní
10. Soudní řízení a opravné prostředky v trestním řízení
11. Odklon v trestním právu. Odpovědnost mládeže za protiprávní činy
12. Postavení poškozených v trestním řízení; pojem a zásady adhezního řízení
13. Současný vývoj a problémy trestněprávní úpravy v ČR