D3MEV16 Sovereignty and Subjectivity in International Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Zdeněk Nový, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
prof. JUDr. Vladimír Týč, CSc. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Kateřina Uhlířová, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Zdeněk Nový, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
Solid knowledge of international law and fudnamentals of legal tehory and constitutional law.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objectives of the course is the understanding of the notion of sovereignty, as it is understood in international law, and its relation to the legal personality, from the following aspects: Notion of sovereignty in international and national law. State as a sovereign subject of international law, states with no full sovereignty, but with legan personality. Particular entities with incomplete sovereignty but with legal personality. Notion of the subject of international law (legal personality). Different understanding of the legal personality in international law, interrelation between legal subjectivity (personality) and the capacity to participate in international legal relation. Legal personality of EU.
Learning outcomes
- Student will be able to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of legal subjectivity in international law, in particular that of states. - student will be able to identify the controversial points in the field of legla subjectivity. - Student will be able to critically think on which entites are/ought to be considered subjects of international law . Student will understand wider legal background of subjectivity, as well as theoreticla background on sovereignty.
Syllabus
  • Notion of sovereignty in international and national law. State as a sovereign subject of international law, states with no full sovereignty, but with legan personality. Particular entities with incomplete sovereignty but with legal personality. Notion of the subject of international law (legal personality). Different understanding of the legal personality in international law, interrelation between legal subjectivity (personality) and the capacity to participate in international legal relation. Legal personality of EU.
Literature
  • https://opil.ouplaw.com/view/10.1093/law:epil/9780199231690/law-9780199231690-e1472?print=pdf
  • MALENOVSKÝ, Jiří. Mezinárodní právo veřejné : jeho obecná část a poměr k jiným právním systémům, zvláště k právu českému. 5., podst upr. a dopl. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008, 551 pp. (Edice učebnic PrF MU v Brně ; č. 402). ISBN 978-80-210-4474-6. info
  • ČEPELKA, Čestmír and Pavel ŠTURMA. Mezinárodní právo veřejné. 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2008, xli, 840. ISBN 9788071797289. info
Teaching methods
consultations with a teacher chosen by a student on topics included in the content of the subject.
Assessment methods
An essay (5 pages) on a topic related to the subject.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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