DDMZ107 Law I

Theatre Faculty
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/2/3. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Glogar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ondřej Glogar, Ph.D.
Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–14:30 204
Prerequisites
The course is taught in the winter semester of the first year of undergraduate study, the only prerequisite is therefore admission.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Graduates have a basic understanding of law, its system and general principles, terminology and the functioning of law, with emphasis on topics relevant to the practice of theatre production and stage technology.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: know and use basic principles of law; use legal terminology; have an overview of the branches of law and distinguish their relevance to theatre practice; find relevant legislation; trace other legal sources and distinguish their relevance; prepare common legal documents; know, when to call a lawyer.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to law, justification of legal regulation and importance for theatre practice, legal principles;
  • system of law, a general overview of the branches of law;
  • sources of law;
  • legislation and legal norms, main types of norms;
  • basic principles of creation, interpretation and application of law;
  • the right of association and assembly and their application in the cultural sphere (calling a meeting, occupation, the organiser and their duties, etc.);
  • basics of civil law - the general part:
    a. main sources and principles;
    b. natural persons;
    c. legal persons (with a focus on the usual legal forms of theatres), the position of the state in legal relations;
    d. representation, power of attorney;
    e. objects (categorization, definition of component and accessory things);
    f. legal facts, legal actions; time (counting time, the effects of the passage of time)
  • the basics of property rights:
    a. property right (concept, limitation, protection, co-ownership, acquisition, cadastre);
    b. possession (concept, authorized and unauthorized holder);
    c. rights in rem to property (in particular easements, liens).
Literature
    required literature
  • Zákon č. 89/1992 Sb., Občanský zákoník. 2014. info
  • RONOVSKÁ, Kateřina; Eva DOBROVOLNÁ and Petr LAVICKÝ. Úvod do soukromého práva: obecná část. Druhé vydání. Brno: Česká společnost pro civilní právo procesní, 2018. ISBN 978-80-88248-02-6. info
    recommended literature
  • GERLOCH, Aleš. Teorie práva. 8. aktualizované vydání. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2021. ISBN 978-80-7380-838-9. info
  • ŠKOP, Martin; Terezie SMEJKALOVÁ and Markéta ŠTĚPÁNÍKOVÁ. Teorie práva – průvodce studiem. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2022. URL info
  • BOHÁČEK, Martin; Radim KŘÍŽ; Milena SOUŠKOVÁ; Michal SPIRIT and Tomáš VOTAVA. Vybrané otázky práva pro arts management. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, Nakladatelství Oeconomica, 2018. ISBN 978-80-245-2287-6. info
  • DVOŘÁK, Jan a Jiří ŠVESTKA. Občanské právo hmotné. Díl třetí., Věcná práva. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7478-325-8.
  • PETROV, Jan. Občanský zákoník: komentář. 2. vydání. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2019. Beckova edice komentované zákony. ISBN 978-80-7400-747-7.
  • DVOŘÁK, Jan, Jiří ŠVESTKA a Michaela ZUKLÍNOVÁ. Občanské právo hmotné. Díl první., Obecná část. 2., aktualizované a doplněné vydání. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7552-187-3.
Teaching methods
Regular instruction
* Number of contact hours per week: 3 (of which 1 lecture, 2 seminars)
* Number of hours per week of independent work of the student: 3(elaboration of assigned tasks, self-study)
Assessment methods
Participation min. 70% of the seminars
Completion of 3 interim assignments and other activities at seminars
Combined exam consisting of written and oral parts
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025.
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