Law in Tourism (in English)

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Included in study programs

Teaching results

Building graduates' legal awareness of the regulation of tourism at the international, European and national (Slovak) level. Successful completion of the education process will give the graduate the ability to orientate himself/herself in the relevant legislation that focuses on tourism business in the Slovak Republic, including the related branches of Slovak public (e.g. administrative law, collective labour law, financial law, etc.) and private law (commercial law, consumer law, intellectual property law, etc.) and their main institutes. The acquired knowledge will enable graduates to apply the law even in an environment of constant legal order’s changes.
Practical skills: Ability to navigate the legal order of the Slovak Republic. Ability to work with effective legislation, search information and legal portals (e.g. slov-lex.sk), registers and gazettes. Ability to make simple legal submissions (whether as a tourism service provider or consumer) to public authorities and to draft contracts typical of the tourism.
Competence: Ability to choose the appropriate legal regulation and apply it in practice.

Indicative content

Introduction to tourism law. International and European sources of tourism law. National sources of tourism law. Subjects of tourism law. Forms of business in tourism. Employment relationship and agreements on work performed outside the employment relationship. Contractual relations in tourism. The most commonly used contractual types in tourism. Consumer contracts and consumer protection. Protection of passengers' rights in air, rail, bus and boat transport. Alternative dispute resolution and civil proceedings in tourism. Promotion of tourism in the Slovak Republic. Digital platforms and Slovak tourism.

Support literature

1. Jurčová, M. Travel Law in Slovakia. In: Torres, C., Arcos, M., J., F., Jégouzo, L., Franceschelli, V., Morandi, F. (eds.). Tourism Law in Europe. Esthtoril: ESHTE, 2022. 814 pp. ISBN 978-989-9066-06-9.
2. Dvořáková, K., Králová, R. Cestovní právo. 2. vydaní. Praha: C.H.Beck, 2022. 632 s. ISBN 9788074008788.
3. Magurová, H. a kol. Právo v podnikaní. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2023. 238 s. ISBN 978-80-225-5046-8.
4. Magurová, H. a kol. Sprievodca právom v cestovnom ruchu. (Učebnica je v procese prípravy, vyjde v roku 2025).
5. Radosa, M. a kol. Fundamentals of Law. (Učebnica je v procese prípravy, vyjde v roku 2025).
6. Kropaj, M. a kol. Pracovné právo pre ekonómov. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2022. 258 s. ISBN 978-80-225-4880-9.
7. Veterníková, M. a kol. Základy obchodného práva pre ekonómov. 2. prepracované a aktualizované vydanie. Bratislava: Wolters Kluwer, 2023. 256 s. 978-80-571-0613-5.
8. Gúčik, M. Cestovný ruch v ekonomike a spoločnosti. Bratislava: Wolters Kluwer SR s.r.o., 2020. 456 s. ISBN 978-80-571-0273-1.
9. Chapman, M., Prager, S., Harding, J. et al. Saggerson on Travel Law and Litigation. 7th edition. London: Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing, 2022. 872 pp. ISBN 9780854902934.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the basics of tourism law. The concept of tourism and tourism law. 2. International and European sources of tourism law. 3. National sources of tourism law. 4. Subjects of law in tourism. Legal relations, legal acts, counting of time, liability. 5. Forms of business in tourism. Companies, cooperatives, transnational forms of business, trades. 6. Employment relationship and agreements on work performed outside the employment relationship. 7. Contractual relations in tourism. 8. The most commonly used contractual types in tourism. 9. Consumer contracts and consumer protection. 10. Protection of passengers' rights in air, rail, bus and boat transport. 11. Alternative dispute resolution and civil proceedings in tourism. 12. Promotion of tourism in the Slovak Republic. 13. Digital platforms and Slovak tourism.

Requirements to complete the course

- 40 % - continuous semester evaluation
- 60 % - written exam

Student workload

- Workload: 78 hours
- Participation in seminars: 26 hours
- Preparation for written knowledge verification: 26 hours
- Exam preparation: 26 hours

Language whose command is required to complete the course

English

Date of approval: 11.03.2025

Date of the latest change: 27.03.2025