PrF:MVD031K European Court of Human Rights - Course Information
MVD031K European Court of Human Rights and Family Law
Faculty of LawAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Martin Kornel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Martin Kornel, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Alice Dvořáková
Supplier department: Department of Civil Law – Faculty of Law - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- MVD031K/01: Tue 1. 10. 10:00–11:40 020, 12:00–13:40 020, Tue 15. 10. 10:00–11:40 020, 12:00–13:40 020, Tue 29. 10. 10:00–11:40 020, 12:00–13:40 020, Tue 12. 11. 10:00–11:40 020, 12:00–13:40 020, Tue 26. 11. 10:00–11:40 020, 12:00–13:40 020, Tue 10. 12. 10:00–11:40 020, 12:00–13:40 020, M. Kornel
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ( MP509Zk Family Law || OBOR(MUS) || OBOR(MUSPraF)) && SOUHLAS
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 11/15, only registered: 5/15 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)
- Multidisciplinary studies at Faculty of Law (programme CST, KOS)
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme PrF, KOS)
- Law (programme PrF, PR_)
- Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
- Course objectives
- The course provides an opportunity for in-depth study of human rights in the context of family law and European Court of Human Rights case law; The course will be a combination of lectures, debates and student-led presentations. Active participation and debate will be promoted. Students will analyse and interpret ECHR case law in order to discuss conceptual issues realated to Family law from Czech and European perspective.
- Learning outcomes
- The student will be able to search the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and use it to argue and interpret both international and national sources of law. The student will also understand the basic theoretical concepts underlying the case law of the ECtHR.
- Syllabus
- 1) Human rights and family law, European Court of Human Rights
- 2) Family and family life
- 3) Marriage
- 4) Parenthood and parental rights
- 5) Children rights
- 6) Domestic violence, Child protection
- Literature
- recommended literature
- MOWBRAY, Alastair. Cases, Materials, and Commentary on the European Convention on Human Rights. Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN 0-19-957736-6. info
- CHOUDHRY, Shazia and Jonathan HERRING. European Human Rights and Family Law. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2010. ISBN 1-84113-175-X. info
- VAN BUEREN, Geraldine. Child rights in Europe : convergence and divergence in judicial protection. Strasbourg: Council of Europe publishing, 2007, 201 s. ISBN 9789287162694. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, class discussion, group projects and presentation, homework, reading
- Assessment methods
- Student will get colloquium based on activity during lectures and discussion on final lecture.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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