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The course deals with the fundamental features of the Czech constitutional system. First of all, it analyses the historical roots of the current Czech constitutionalism and studies the position of main constitutional bodies and their mutual relations in the system of government (Parliament, Government, President of the Republic, Constitutional Court, etc.). After this institutional introduction, various aspects of the substantive human rights protection in the Czech Republic are addressed. The interpretation of Czech constitutional law is given in the relevant context of the European Convention on Human Rights and the corresponding provisions of European Union law. Naturally, the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union is also taken into account.
Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (13.05.2025)
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Regular attendance at lectures is required to take the exam. The exam takes place on pre-announced dates, for which you must register in the information system. To pass the exam, you must obtain at least 60 % of the total number of points. For the classification of individual grades, there are equal point bands ranging from 60 % to 100 %. No legislation may be used during the test. Also, no aids such as textbooks, dictionaries, etc. may be used. Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (13.05.2025)
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The subject covers following topics: - Introductory Information; Roots of the Contemporary Constitutional System of the Czech Republic & Transformation of the Constitutional - System after the year 1989 - Sources of Law in the Czech Republic; relation of the Czech legal system to International Law and European Law - Constitutional position of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and its powers - Legislative procedure in the Czech Republic - Elections in the Context of Constitutional Law of the Czech RepublicThe President and the Government in the Constitutional System of the Czech Republic - Institutional Protection of Human Rights – the Judiciary and the Constitutional Court - Basic Human Rights and Freedoms in the context of the international law and the EU law commitments - Political Rights and Freedoms in the context of the international law and the EU law commitments - Socio-economical Rights in the context of the international law and the EU law commitments - the Right to Judicial and Other Legal Protection in the context of the international law and the EU law commitments Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (28.08.2025)
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Basic literature: 1) The Introduction to the Czech Constitutional Law (a course-book) (updated through the articles below) 2) Antoš, Marek: The Constitutional Right to Information in the Czech Republic: Theory and Practice, available at: https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/international-comparative-jurisprudence/article/view/5052 3) Antoš, Marek, Horák, Filip: Proportionality Means Proportionality : Czech Constitutional Court, 2 February 2021, Pl. ÚS 44/17, available at: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1574019621000328 4) Antoš, Marek, Kindlová, Miluše et al.: Constitutional Conventions in Central Europe: Insights from Experts, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/10758216.2024.2374706 5) Grinc, Jan: Constitutional Stability and Dynamics in the Czech Republic, available at: https://doi.org/10.13165/j.icj.2019.05.003 6) Grinc, Jan: Scrutiny of the Principle of Subsidiarity in the Parliament of the Czech Republic, available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2516384 7) Grinc, Jan, Antoš, Marek: Impact of COVID-19 on Czech Electoral Systém, available at: https://arsboni.hu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Arsboni_folyoirat_2023_2-1.pdf 8) Hofmannová Helena: Legal Status of Stateless Persons in the Czech Republic, available at: http://www.ilaw.cas.cz/tlq/index.php/tlq/article/view/62/52 9) Hofmannová, Helena: "Small, but Ours": The Czech Features of Authoritarian Methods of Governance, available at: http://www.ateneolawjournal.com/main/volumearticles/215 10) Hofmannová, Helena: Taking into Account Ethnicity in Continuity in Upbringing when Arranging Substitute Family Care in the Czech Republic in the Context of Article 20 (3) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, available at: https://tlq.ilaw.cas.cz/index.php/tlq/article/view/264/249 11) Kieran Williams: A Scorecard for Czech Lustration (in Central Europe Review, Vol. 1, No. 19, available at http://www.ce-review.org/99/19/williams19.html) 12) Kindlová, Miluše: Conscientious Objection to Compulsory Vaccination? Lessons from the Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights and a Test Employed by the Czech Constitutional Court, available at: https://doi.org/10.1515/icl-2022-0007 13) Kindlová, Miluše: Formal and Informal Constitutional Amendment in the Czech Republic, available at: https://tlq.ilaw.cas.cz/index.php/tlq/article/view/310/292 14) Kudrna, Jan: Modern Czech Constitutional Traditions and their Origins, available at https://doi.org/10.24101/logos.2024.29 15) Kudrna, Jan: Two preambles in the Czech constitutional systém, available at: https://doi.org/10.1556/AJur.52.2011.1.2 16) Kudrna, Jan: Constitutional changes and proposals for constitutional changes in the Czech Republic after the crisis in 2008, available at: https://doi.org/10.1556/2052.2017.58.2.3 17) Kudrna, Jan: Some Reflections on the State Science and Constitutional Term "People", available at https://doi.org/10.24101/logos.2023.72 18) Kudrna, Jan: Dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies in the Czech Republic – the Origin and Essence of Applicable Constitutional Legislation, available at https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/jurisprudence/article/view/1544/1483 19) Kudrna, Jan: Cancellation of early elections by the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic: Beginning of a New Concept of “Protection of Constitutionality”, available at https://ojs.mruni.eu/ojs/jurisprudence/article/view/1026/981 20) Kudrna, Jan: On Certain Issues of the Protection of Members of Parliament From Their Activities Being Monitored by the Police and Intelligence Services, available at: https://veda.polac.cz/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/On-Certain-Issues-of-the-Protection-of-Members-of-Parliament-From-Their-Activities-Being-Monitored-by-the-Police-and-Intelligence-Services1.pdf 21) Kudrna, Jan: The Question of Conducting Direct Elections of the President in the Czech Republic (A Live Issue for Already 20 Years) available at https://ojs.mruni.eu/ojs/jurisprudence/article/view/1682/1592 22) Kudrna, Jan: Responsibility for acts of the president of the Czech Republic, available at: https://doi.org/10.1556/026.2015.56.1.5 23) Kudrna, Jan: Human Rights – Real or Just Formal Rights? Example of the (Un)Constitutionality of Data Retention in the Czech Republic, available at: https://ojs.mruni.eu/ojs/jurisprudence/article/view/102/95 24) Kudrna, Jan: The Possibilities of combating so-called Disinformation in the Context of the European Union legal framework and of constitutional guarantees of Freedom of Expression in the European Union member states, available at https://doi.org/10.13165/j.icj.2022.12.002 25) Kudrna Jan: The importance of well-adjusted public regulation and the impact of deficiencies on the functioning of the statee in crisis situations – the example of the Czech Republic in the European constitutional context, available at: https://doi.org/10.13165/j.icj.2023.06.004 26) Kudrna, Jan: Freedom of movement or a holiday in Zanzibar: The right to leave and return to the homeland, available at: https://doi.org/10.13165/j.icj.2021.12.003 27) Kysela, Jan, Antoš, Marek: Czech Constitutional Court: Twists and Turns of Recent Judgments of the Highests Courts in Cases of Parliamentary Immunity, available at: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/icl-2017-0016/html 28) Preuss, Ondřej: The Eternity Clause Lessons from the Czech Example, avaiulable at: https://www.elevenjournals.com/tijdschrift/ejlr/2019/3/EJLR_1387-2370_2019_021_003_007 29) Preuss, Ondřej: Parliament Hidden in Small Streets and Squares. The Significance of Parliament’s Seat for the Constitutional System, available at: https://doi.org/10.1163/26668912-bja10093 Basic legislation (always in wording in force and effect as on the date of examination): 1) The Constitution of the Czech Republic, available at: https://www.usoud.cz/fileadmin/user_upload/ustavni_soud_www/Pravni_uprava/AJ/Ustava_EN_ve_zneni_zak_c._98-2013.pdf 2) The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, available at: https://www.usoud.cz/fileadmin/user_upload/ustavni_soud_www/Pravni_uprava/AJ/Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights_and_Freedoms.pdf Other legal regulations (always in wording in force and effect as on the date of examination): If necessary, as instructed by the lecturers in individual lectures. Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (28.08.2025)
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The course Czech Constitutional System as a Part of European Constitutional Tradition aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the development, structure, and functioning of the Czech constitutional system within the broader context of European constitutionalism. Students will examine the historical roots of constitutional traditions in Europe and their influence on the establishment and evolution of the Czech Republic’s constitutional order after 1989. The course focuses on key constitutional principles such as the rule of law, separation of powers, protection of fundamental rights, and the role of constitutional justice. Students will learn to analyze the interaction between national and supranational legal systems, especially the relationship between the Czech Constitution, EU law, and the European Convention on Human Rights. The objective is to develop students’ ability to interpret constitutional norms, critically evaluate constitutional practice, and understand the specific features of post-communist constitutional transformation. Emphasis is placed on cultivating analytical thinking, argumentation skills, and awareness of shared European constitutional values. Poslední úprava: Kudrna Jan, doc. JUDr., Ph.D. (28.10.2025)
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