Course: Protection of personal Data in Public Administration

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Course title Protection of personal Data in Public Administration
Course code VPK/OOÚVS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Melotíková Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Privacy, the right to privacy. Personal data. Right to information. Public administration. History of protection personal data. 2. Legal regulation of personal data protection? constitutional aspects, selected issues from case law, constitutional collision guaranteed rights. Privacy Policy I.- concept, principles, processing, security. 3. Protection of personal data II. - retention, random collection, sub-questions. Privacy Policy III. - European aspects (EU legislation, Council of Europe). 4. Means of legal protection I.- the right to explanation, the right of removal, the right to compensation. Legal resources Protection II. - complaint, judicial protection. Selected case law. 5. Collision of privacy and right to information I.- recipients of public funds; public administration, internal guidelines and personnel regulations (practical examples). Conflict of privacy and rights for information II. - environmental information (practical examples). 6. Conflict of privacy rights and information rights III. - municipalities (practical examples). Current trends in conservation personal data in the world and in the EU. Suggestions de lege ferenda.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The course is focused on a more detailed analysis of the issue of personal data protection, which is in the light of increasing the number of personal data held by the public administration. The graduate of the course gains comprehensive information on the legal regulation of personal data protection within the Czech Republic, and also on legal regulation within the European Union and the Council of Europe. In addition to the analysis of basic legal regulations in this section, it will be the subject studies on selected judgments. Students will thus gain an overview of developments in the field of interpretation of individual terms associated with the protection of personal data Then they will be able not only to orientate themselves in the legal regulation, but through the help of case studies will acquire skills in the context of real regulation application.
The graduate of the course will gain comprehensive information on the legal regulation of personal data protection within the Czech Republic, and also on the legal regulation within the European Union and the Council of Europe. They will then be able not only to orientate themselves in the legislation, but will also acquire skills in the context of the real application of legislation through case studies.
Prerequisites
Completion of this subject is not conditional upon completion of another subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Attendance, presentation, oral colloquium
Recommended literature
  • Furek, A., Rothanzl, L., Jirovec, T. (2016). ákon o svobodném přístupu k informacím. Komentář. 1. vydání. Praha: C. H. Beck.
  • Hendrych, D. a kol. (2016). Správní právo. Obecná část. 9.vydání.. Praha - C. H. BECK.
  • Mates, P. (2006). Ochrana soukromí ve správním právu. 2. vydání. Praha: Linde.
  • Matoušová, M., Hejlík, L. (2008). Osobní údaje a jejich ochrana. 2. vydání. Praha: ASPI.
  • Novák, D. (2014). Zákon o ochraně osobních údajů a předpisy související. Komentář. 1. vydání.. Praha: Wolters Kluwer.
  • Whitaker, Reg. (1999). The End of Privacy. How total surveillence is becoming a reality. New York: The New Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law in Public Administration (2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter