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Course: Political and legal aspects of the Czech EU membership

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Course title Political and legal aspects of the Czech EU membership
Course code KPO/PČEU
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Fiala Vlastimil, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Měšťánková Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Tungul Lucie, Mgr. Ph.D., M.A.
  • Petr Michal, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Relationship between the EC and Communist bloc, development of situation to 1993 Relationship between EC/EU and the CR from the application to the Helsinki summit Progress of accession negotiations and main problems on both sides Closure of negotiations (Copenhagen summit), ratification phase Theoretical analysis of evaluation of causes and progress of accession process Czech interests in the EU- the most important issues that have occurred since 2004

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The Czech membership in the EU has brought many rights and duties tied to membership. The students will apply a political science approach to the analysis of the Czech EU accession process and examine selected effects of the EU integration process.
Students who have completed this course will knowledge and skills needed for comprehension of the Czech Republic role in the integration process and get to know the main priorities of our state in it.
Prerequisites
The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Obligatory attendance in seminars, delivery of presentation and successful final test result are required in order to receive credit.
Recommended literature
  • BRAUN, Mats. (2019). The Czech Republic's approach to the EU 2030 climate and energy Framework. Environmental Politics, 2019, roc?. 28, c?. 6, str. 1105-1123, DOI:10.1080/09644016.2019.1625139.
  • CABADA Ladislav, WAISOVÁ Šárka. (2018). Bezpečnostní, zahraniční a evropská politika Visegrádské skupiny. Praha: Togga.
  • Hamuľák, O. (2010). Právo Evropské unie v judikatuře Ústavního soudu České republiky. Praha, Leges.
  • Kaniok, P. (2010). České předsednictví Rady v EU- most přes minulost. Brno: IIPS, 2010.. Brno IIPS.
  • KAZHARSKI, Aliaksei. (2019). Two kinds of small? The 'EU core' in Slovak and Czech geopolitical imagination, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 2019, roc?. 27, c?. 4, str. 424-438, DOI: 10.1080/14782804.2019.1598340.
  • KRÁL, R. (2014). Směrnice EU z pohledu jejich transpozice a vnitrostátních účinků. C.H.Beck.
  • Leitner, A. (2003). Evropská unie a Česká republika. Praha: VŠE, 2003.. Praha, VŠE.
  • Majer, R. (2015). Malé státy v EU: Případ České republiky. Brno: IIPS, 2015.. Brno, IIPS.
  • MALÍŘ, J. (2009). Česká republika v Evropské unii (2004-2009). Aleš Čeněk.
  • Stehlík, V. (2012). Aplikace národních procesních předpisu v kontextu práva Evropské unie. Praha, Leges.
  • Šišková, N. a kol. (2012). Lisabonská smlouva a její dopady na evropské, mezinárodní a vnitrostátní právo členských států. Leges, Praha.
  • Šišková, N., Matochová, S. (2010). Evropské právo a české právo, jejich vzájemný poměr v judikatuře Ústavního soudu ČR.. Praha, Linde.
  • TOMÁŠEK, M. (2010). Czech Law Between Europeanization and Globalization. Karolinum.


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): European Law and EU Policies (EPAPEU2022) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.10.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2025/2026