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Trade Law

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Course Unit Code119-0350/05
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KRU53Ing. Martina Krügerová, Ph.D.
KOZ0138Dr Mgr. Michal Kozieł, Ph.D.
Summary
The aim of this subject is to acquint the students with the basic law institutions, legal regulations and authorities in the field of trade law. This subject is focused on the basic theoretical knowledge in this area as well as on the situations the student can face in practice. Analysis of particular core legal institutions and terms is the content of the lectures. Seminars would involve concrete topics based on practise and finding the suitable solutions of those examples. After attending those lectures the student should be orientated in the basic legal regulations of trade law.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
- identify and interpret basic legal institutions of commercial activities,
- list the basic laws of trade law,
- recognize trade bodies,
- explain the basic concepts of trade law,
- demonstrate the process of granting the trade license on a practical example,
- contrast the differences between the different types of trades
- categorize subjects trade law,
- distinguishing the process of business control,
- assess the legal trade law regulations,
- conclude the proceedings for a declaration of a trade concession.


Course Contents
1. Trade law, trade law in the context of Czech law.
2. Sources of trade law, development of trade law in the Czech Republic.
3. Characteristics of trade business.
4. Definition of trade licence.
5. Conditions to own trade licence.
6. Types of trades licences.
7. Trade license, reporting trades, awarding concessions.
8. Trade Register, central registration point.
9. Trade Offices.
10. Control in the trade business.
11. Tax aspects of trade business.
12. European and international aspects of trade business.
13. Selected judgments in the field of trade business.
14. News from the field of trade business.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ADAMS, Alix, Stephanie CAPLAN a Graeme LOCKWOOD. Law for business students. 11th edition. Harlow, England: Pearson, 2020. ISBN 978-1-292-27224-5.
BEALE, H. G., Bénédicte FAUVARQUE-COSSON, Jacobien W. RUTGERS a Stefan VOGENAUER. Cases, materials and text on contract law. Third edition. Oxford: Hart, 2019. ISBN 978-1-5099-1257-5.
JANKŮ, Martin. EU business law: learning text. Praha: Vysoká škola finanční a správní, 2019. Educopress. ISBN 978-80-7408-186-6.
ADAMS, Alix, Stephanie CAPLAN a Graeme LOCKWOOD. Law for business students. 11th edition. Harlow, England: Pearson, 2020. ISBN 978-1-292-27224-5.
MORAVEC, Tomáš a Jan PASTORČÁK. Spotřebitel a podnikatel na dynamicky se rozvíjejícím trhu. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7400-745-3.
VLACHOVÁ, Barbora. Právo pro podnikatele. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomie a managementu, 2020. ISBN 978-80-88330-05-9.
Recommended Reading:
ABRAMS, Rhonda. Successful business plan: secrets & strategies. 7th edition. California: PlanningShop, 2019. ISBN 978-1-933895-82-6.
JANKŮ, Martin. Commercial and civil law. Praha: Česká zemědělská univerzita, 2020. ISBN 978-80-213-3011-5.
MAZZUCATO, Mariana. The entrepreneurial state: debunking public vs. private sector myths. Revised edition. New York: PublicAffairs, 2018. ISBN 978-1-61039-613-4.
JANKŮ, Martin. Základy práva pro posluchače neprávnických fakult. 7., přepracované a doplněné vydání. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7400-875-7.
LASÁK, Jan a kol. Zákon o obchodních korporacích: komentář. 2. vydání. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2021. ISBN 978-80-7598-881-2.
TINTĚRA, Tomáš a Pavel PETR. Základy závazkového práva. 1. díl. 2. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Leges, 2020. ISBN 978-80-7502-476-3.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 (100)51
        Zápočtový testWritten test80 51
        Seminární práceSemestral project10 6
        Zadání na cvičeníOther task type10 8