Follow-Up Law
Courses

International Trade Law provides you with knowledge of international economic law (WTO law), international trade management, including outward trade relations within the European Union and the Czech Republic, and the legal regulation of international business transactions. By the end of the course, you will be familiar with international economic law institutes and capable of outlining and drafting an international contract of sale. This includes commercial, delivery, payment terms, and clauses for choice of law and dispute resolution. Additionally, you will learn how to make a claim for goods and what claims can be demanded in the case of a breach of the contract of sale in the international environment.

In Investor Legal Protection, you will delve into the legal protection of investors as individuals in a weaker position in the capital market. You will become familiar with the duties of investment service providers when dealing with clients, the principles and institutes of consumer protection in the capital market and the possibilities of alternative (out-of-court) dispute resolution (ADR) between clients and investment service providers, especially the Financial Arbitrator of the Czech Republic. Since capital market investments are connected with the obligation to pay taxes, you will learn to apply the means of individual rights protection provided by the Czech Tax Code.

Competition Law helps to foster a competitive and market environment. Throughout the semester, you will delve into the complex issues of competition protection and become familiar with banned agreements, dominating position misuse and company merger control. You will also learn how European Union competition law is applied in the Czech Republic. The entire course is designed practically, with particular emphasis on the decision-making practices of the Czech Antitrust Office (ÚOHS).

If you are interested in digital technologies, you can broaden your horizons with the Czech and European Law of Information Technologies course. You will learn about the operation of law in cyberspace, defining authorities and their accountability, cybersecurity, and the penalising of cyberattacks. You will also explore the right to information, electronic transactions, specifics of contracts concluded by electronic means, and intellectual property law in the context of computer programs, databases, and license agreements.

In Corporate Law, you will learn about the legal regulation and the fundamentals of business corporations, the regulation of property relations, the mechanism of internal organisation, and the legal status of members (partners, shareholders), members of elected bodies, representatives, and creditors of business corporations. You will go through the entire life cycle of business corporations from their establishment to their termination. In addition, you will be familiar with the liquidation procedure, insolvency resolution methods, issued securities and employment relationships between business corporations and their employees. 

If you take Administrative Law, you will understand the organisation and activities of public administration in the Czech Republic. You will be acquainted with the general definition of public administration and its characteristic features, the administrative law system and its principles, warranty deeds of public administration legitimacy and the course of administrative proceedings. Special attention is paid to selected segments of the special part of administrative law, such as security administration, health service administration, and so-called inward state administration. 

By studying European Law for Economists, you will delve into the functioning of the European Union from an economic perspective. You will learn about the four fundamental freedoms shaping the European Union internal market (the free movement of goods, person, services, and capital) and their importance for cross-border trade. Furthermore, you will understand tax harmonisation, unified external trade policy, and competition law at the EU level. The concept of the European Union as an area of freedom, security, and justice will also be explored.

In Business Law, you will learn about general and special conditions for carrying on a trade, how to calculate the tax and insurance obligations of natural persons doing business, the process of concluding contracts with customers, contract types and the duties of entrepreneurs aimed at protecting consumers. Moreover, you will be acquainted with prohibited unfair competition, insolvency of natural persons (financial insolvency and overindebtedness) and methods for its resolution.

Labour Law will provide you with a deeper insight into the Czech Labour Code and the labour market. You will explore the rights and obligations of employees and employers when negotiating, changing, and terminating employment relationships, as well as develop skills in setting working hours and calculating leave entitlements. Additionally, you will understand the difference between an agreement on work performance and an agreement on work activity and gain knowledge of the collective bargaining process. By the end of the semester, you will be capable of drafting employment contracts and resolving common labour issues encountered in practice.