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Police Academy of the Czech Republic |
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Course subject:
EUROPEAN LAW FOCUSED ON HOME AFFAIRS AND JUSTICE
Type of course subject:
compulsory optional
Professional guaranty of the course subject:
Doc.JUDr. Bohumil PIKNA, CSc.
Time schedule:
| Regular study: | 1 semester : 2 hrs/week |
| lectures: | 14 hrs |
| seminars: | 12 hrs |
| tutorials: | 2 hrs |
| total: | 28 hrs |
| External study: | 1 semester |
| lectures: | 10 hrs |
Assessment:
Credit
Course objectives:
The aim is to inform students about the basic theory of the European Law with a special orientation to the areas of justice and home affairs. They should be very knowledgeable with the EU issues both generally and in particular specific areas, especially having in mind the requirements of the Ministry of Interior, respectively the General Directorate of Customs of the Ministry of Finance as well as other departments and governmental bodies.
Course syllabus of the regular study, total number of hours divided according to the forms of teaching and individual themes:
| Theme | Syllabus/Content | hrs | hrs | hrs |
| Number | L | S | T | |
| 1. | Introduction to the subject, the way of study, basic literature. History of the EU origin. EU bodies and institutions. | 1 | ||
| 2. | Basis of the European law, legal system in the EU, sources of the European law. European Court of Justice and general legal principles of the European Community (relation to the EU Charter of fundamental rights). | 2 | 1 | |
| 3. | European law focused on justice and home affairs, legal acts of the 1st and the 3rd pillar. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4. | European area of freedom, security and justice following the Charter of fundamental rights of the EU. | 1 | 1 | |
| 5. | Amsterdam Treaty and its impact on the areas of justice and home affairs. Treaty of Nice. Regulation of justice and home affairs in the 1st and the 3rd pillar. | 1 | 1 | |
| 6. | Acquis of home affairs. | 1 | ||
| 7. | European system of protection of fundamental rights, EU Charter of fundamental rights, selected fundamental rights. | 2 | 1 | |
| 8. | Common foreign and security policy of EU. Impacts of new security situation in the world after September 11, 2001 facing new forms of international terrorism. | 1 | 1 | |
| 9. | Civil protection within the EU and civilian crisis management. | 1 | 1 | |
| 10. | International police cooperation - Europol, Schengen, Customs cooperation. | 2 | 1 | |
| 11. | Protection of EC financial interests (OLAF) | 1 | ||
| 12. | Joint Investigation Teams, Eurojust and participation of other EU bodies an institutions. | 2 | 1 | |
| 13. | Information systems of EC/EU documents at European and national level, methodology of work with documents on Internet. Credit written test or oral examination. | 2 |
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