SOC030 European Private International Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Klára Drličková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Zdeněk Nový, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Vladimír Týč, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Tereza Kyselovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Jana Turoňová (seminar tutor)
Hana Brzobohatá (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Klára Drličková, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: prof. JUDr. Josef Bejček, CSc.
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of Private International Law and European 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 aim of this subject is the analysis of most important instruments (including examples of relevant case law) existing in the European Private International Law. The emphasis is given on the problamatic aspects of these instruments. The main objectives can be summarized as follows: to become deeper acquainted with the instruments existing in European judicial area; to gain the ability to recognise the problematic aspects of this instruments; to become acquainted with the relevant case law of the ECJ; to obtain the ability to analyze this case law
Syllabus
  • Introduction - European Judicial Area - concept, history, sources, uniform interpretation, overview of instruments
  • Conflict of Laws - Rome Convention (scope of application, choice of law, applicable law in the absence of choice), Regulation Rome I (differences between Rome Convention and Regulation), Regulation Rome II, applicable law in family matters, applicable law in the area of wills and succession
  • International Jurisdiction - Regulation Brussels I (scope of application, concept of domicile, system of jurisdiction), Regulation Brussels IIbis, future instruments (maintenance, matrimonial property, wills and succession)
  • Recognition and Enforcement - Regulation Brussels I, Regulation on European Enforcement Order, Regulation on European Payment Order Regulation Brussels IIbis, future instruments (maintenance, matrimonial property, wills and succession)
  • Insolvency
Literature
  • Interactive syllabus of this subject
  • BOGDAN, Michael. Concise introduction to EU private international law. Groningen: Europa Law Publishing, 2006, x, 220. ISBN 9076871701. info
  • BOGDAN, Michael and Ulf MAUNSBACH. EU private international law: an EC court casebook. Groningen: Europa Law Publishing, 2006, xxii, 331. ISBN 907687171X. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, analysis of the case law, class discussion, homeworks
Assessment methods
Weekly lectures, obligatory attendance, home study of case law, class dicussion on problematic aspects Conditions for colloquium: essay (10 – 15 pages), discussion on essay
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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