Lectures

1. Introduction to Czech and EU law in relation to Building Law. Basic concepts. Classification of Building Law in the system of law.
2. Building Act, its content, principles, and concepts. Implementing decrees to the Building Act. Competence of authorities in the field of spatial planning and building regulations.
3. Spatial planning, spatial planning tools.
4. Uniform environmental opinion, Environmental Impact Assessment EIA.
5. Substantive building law.
6. Building regulations, building permit process, building proceeding.
7. Structure implementation, use and removal of structures.
8. Authorisation under Act No. 360/1992 Coll., on the exercise of the profession of authorised architects and on the exercise of the profession of authorised engineers and technicians active in construction.
9. Offences. Expropriation.
10. Technical requirements for construction products.
11. Basic employment relations, employment contract requirements.
12. Trade Licensing Act. Commercial corporations, their basic features, and categories.
13. Business corporations, their basic features, and categories.

Learning outcomes:

Students will gain professional knowledge in the field of the legal system in the Czech Republic and the EU, they will gain detailed insight into the legal regulations in the building industry and the competence of the authorities in spatial planning and building regulations. They will be able to practically use spatial planning tools, be familiar with the building permit processes of the building regulations, including the JES, EIA and SEA processes, and they will be able to prevent offences. They will be familiar with professional activities in construction and the conditions for their performance, and the authorisation process. They will be able to analyse the technical requirements for structures and be aware of the technical requirements for construction products. They will be familiar with the process of expropriation as a means of promoting the public interest. They will gain an overview of the possibilities of carrying out professional activities in the construction field as authorised persons in an employment relationship, both under the Trade Licensing Act and within companies. Students will gain a general overview of the binding legal regulations for the responsible exercise of their future profession and the future authorisation examination.