CST:CZS40 International Law - Course Information

CZS40 International Law and Human Rights

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. Radka Chlebcová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hubert Smekal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Kateřina Uhlířová, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
JUDr. Ladislav Vyhnánek, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Martin Glogar
Contact Person: Mgr. Martin Glogar

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

Course objectives

Over 3 weeks students will attend a total of 42 hours of classes (4 hours every morning, 4 days a week) as well as go on relevant site visits such as:
- the Ombudsman’s office;
- the Constitutional Court;
- the Office for International Protection of Children;
- the Open Society Institute;
- or the United Nations office in Vienna;
Subjects studied in class will cover areas such as:
- Introduction to EU-Law;
- The Protection of Human Rights in European Area: Selected Case Law of European Court of Human Rights;
- European and International Protection of Children;
- EU – An area of Freedom, Security and Justice: The International Private Law
Classes will require some pre-reading and students are expect to complete some assessments as part of the program.

Syllabus

• Course structure
• - 1. Introduction (18. 1.), Lecturer: Kateřina Novotná
• - 2. Czech Constitutional Law and Political System (19. 1.), Lecturer: Jan Filip
• - 3. Human Rights and European Union (20. 1.) Lecturer: Radka Chlebcová
• - 4. Constitutional Courts and their roles in protecting Human Rights (21. 1.) Lecturer: Ladislav Vyhnánek
• - 5. Site visit to the Constitutional Court (21. 1.)
• - 6. Site visit to the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights of People in Need, Prague (22.1.)
• - 7. Human Rights and Constitutional Law I (25. 1.) Lecturer: Ladislav Vyhnánek
• - 8. Human Rights and Constitutional Law II (26. 1.) Lecturer: Ladislav Vyhnánek;
• - 9. European Approach to Human Rights (27. 1.) Lecturer: Hubert Smékal
• - 10. Site visit to the Office for International Legal Protection of Children (27. 1.);
• - 11. European Court of Justice and Human Rights (28. 1.) Lecturer: Hubert Smékal
• - 12. Site visit to the Supreme Administrative Court (28. 1.)
• - 13. Site visit to the Open Society Institute, Budapest (29. 1.)
• - 14. Introduction to Human Rights and the Relationship between International Criminal Law and International Human Rights (1. 2.) Lecturer: Kateřina Novotná
• - 15. Conceptual Contours of the Right to the Freedom of Expression (2. 2.) Lecturer: Kateřina Novotná
• - 16. Site visit to the Ombudsman’s Office (2.2.)
• - 17. Right to Freedom of Expression and Limits on Hate Speech: National Approach (e.g. EU member states, USA, Asia) and International Law Approach and Its Standards (3. 2.) Lecturer: Kateřina Novotná
• - 18. Freedom of Expression versus Hate Speech (Case Law, e.g. ECHR, ICTR) (4. 2.) Lecturer: Kateřina Novotná
• - 19. Site visit to the United Nations, Vienna

Assessment methods

Course Evaluation
- Final Test: 45% (Thursday 4 Feb)
- Essay (5 pages): 45% (due on 28 Feb) - In-class participation: 10%
The threshold to pass is 55 points of 100 possible. The grade scale is as follows: A 82-100, B 75-81, C 68-74, D 61-67, E 55-60, F 0-5

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 42 hodin výuky + 7 exkurzí.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
  
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