DO4MPS2 Conflict-law-rules on non-contractual obligations

Faculty of Law
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to analyze the basic parameters of non-contractual obligations with an international element. The question of whether the parameters of the offense are identical in Czech law as well as in large legal systems such as German or French law and whether they correspond to the parameters of this institute in Anglo-Saxon systems will be addressed. At the same time, the case-law of the Court of Justice defining the parameters of delicts for the purposes of EU private international law will be analyzed. It will also analyze the conflict of laws rules on non-contractual obligations with an international element, which is contained both in the EU legislation and in international treaties and national regulation. Given the wide variability of non-contractual obligations with an international element, the identification of the applicable standard constitutes the basis for the entire legal application process.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to identify and summarize basic atributes of non-contractual obligations with an international element in a comparative perspective. Furthermore, they will be able to define what type of source (international treaty, EU legislation, national law) will be used to determine applicable law for individual types of non-contractual obligations. They will be able to interpret and apply the relevant legal rules. They will be able to justify their choice on the case law of the national courts or the rulings of the Court of Justice of the EU.
Syllabus
  • I. non-contractul obligation with cross-border element II. conflict-law-rules - international treaties III. conflict-law-rules - EU legislation IV. conflict-law-rules - national legislation
Literature
  • VAN DAM, C. European Tort Law. Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, 2006
  • DICKINSON, A. The Rome II Regulation. The Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008
  • Dicey, A., Morris, J., Collins, L. The Conflict of Laws. London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2008
  • KNAPPOVÁ, M. Povinnost a odpovědnost v občanském právu. Praha : Eurolex Bohemia, 2003
  • MORSE, C., G., J. Torts in Private International Law. Amsterdam : North-Holland Publishing Company, 1978. Edice Problems in Private International Law. Kapitoly 3, 5, 6, 11
  • UNDERHILL, A. A Summary of the Law of Torts or Wrongs Independet of Contract. Sutton, R. Sheen, B. 6. vyd. London : Butterworth & Co., 1949
  • KUČERA, Z. TICHÝ, L. Zákon o mezinárodním právu soukromém a procesním. Komentář. Praha : Panorama, 1989
  • COOKE, J. Law of Tort. London : Pitman Publishing, 1992
  • BRAZIER, M. MURPHY, J. The Law of Torts. London : Butterworths, 1999
  • ROHLÍK, J. Poznámka k novým tendencím při posuzování náhrady škody ex delicto v mezinárodním právu soukromém. Časopis pro mezinárodní právo, 1966
  • VALDHANS, Jiří. Právní úprava mimosmluvních závazků s mezinárodním prvkem (Legal Regulation of Non-contractual Obligations with International Element). 1. vyd. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2012, 280 pp. Beckova edice právní instituty. ISBN 978-80-7400-412-4. info
Teaching methods
homework, reading, discussion, presenation
Assessment methods
Discussion on the topics chosen at the beginning of the semester realized after studying the literature and case law.
Language of instruction
Czech
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/law/spring2023/DO4MPS2