PrF:BT504Zk Int.Protection of Human Rights - Course Information

BT504Zk International Protection of Human Rights

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Pavel Kandalec, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Pavel Kandalec, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law

Timetable

Fri 1. 10. 14:00–15:40 215, 16:00–17:40 215, Fri 22. 10. 10:00–11:40 126, 12:00–13:40 126, Fri 5. 11. 12:00–13:40 160, 14:00–15:40 160

Prerequisites (in Czech)

!OBOR(PR) && !OBOR(PR01) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)

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

• International Commercial Law Studies (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Commercial Law Studies (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Legal Questions of Land Register (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Law and Finance (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Law and International Trade (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Law and Business (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Social Security Law (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Theory and Practice of Criminal Procedure (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Theory and Practice of Criminal and Administrative Procedure (programme PrF, B-VS)
• Public Administration (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Public Administration (programme PrF, B-VS)
• Senior Officer of Justice (programme PrF, B-PSP)

Course objectives

The purpose of the course is to explain fundamental issues of the international protection of human rights. For this educative and intelectual purpose the example of the 1950 Convention on Human Rights is taken. At the and of the course students should understand the European and international system of human rights protection; the students should furthermore be able to interpret some of the provisions of European Convention; the students should also be familiar with basics of the ECHR case-law.

Syllabus

• 1. Nature and purpose of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (interpretation) 2. Human Rights and human values 3. Jurisdiction of the contracting parties and human rights 4. Some human rights and their nature (hard-core of human rights) 5. The right not to be tortured 6. The right to personal freedom 7.-8. The right to fair trial 9.-10. The right to privacy and family life 11. Freedom of expression

Literature

recommended literature
• KMEC, Jiří, David KOSAŘ, Jan KRATOCHVÍL and Michal BOBEK. Evropská úmluva o lidských právech. Komentář (European Convention on Human Rights). 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2012, 1696 pp. Velké komentáře. ISBN 978-80-7400-365-3. info
• MOLEK, Pavel. Právo na spravedlivý proces (Right to Fair Trial). 1st ed. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2012, 576 pp. Lidská práva 4. ISBN 978-80-7357-748-3. URL info
• REPÍK, Bohumil. Evropská úmluva o lidských právech a trestní právo. Vyd. 1. Praha: Orac, 2002, 263 s. ISBN 80-86199-57-6. info

not specified
• HUBÁLKOVÁ, Eva. Evropská úmluva o lidských právech a Česká republika : judikatura a řízení před Evropským soudem pro lidská práva. Praha: Linde, 2003, 743 s. ISBN 807201417X. info

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Oral exam within the scope of lectures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod. přednášek za semestr / 12 hrs of lectures per semester.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
  
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