MVV16468K The Interpretation of Human Rights

Faculty of Law
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Bukovič (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Alžbeta Králová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. PhDr. Jakub Valc, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. PhDr. Jakub Valc, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV16468K/01: Mon 4. 3. to Fri 24. 5. Tue 18:00–19:40 259, M. Bukovič, A. Králová, J. Valc
Prerequisites
The course is intended for the student interesting in the issue of human rights in general and especially with regard to the issue of interpretation of those fundamental rights, where a number of prejudices persist. These include the interpretation of the fundamental right to life, rights of the child and rights of the sexual minority (LGBT).
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 23/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to:
critical reflection on established ways of interpreting the right to life, the rights of children and the rights of sexual or religious minorities;
identification of biases in the interpretation of fundamental rights;
developing one's own argumentative strategy for interpreting specific cases in the field of fundamental rights protection.
Learning outcomes
At the end of course students should be able to:
critically reflect on the usual ways of interpreting the right to life, the rights of children and the rights of sexual or religious minorities;
identify prejudices in the interpretation of fundamental rights;
create their own argumentation strategies for the interpretation of specific cases in the field of fundamental rights protection.
Syllabus
  • Philosophical Foundations of the Protection and Interpretation of Human Rights
  • Institutional protection of human rights at the international level
  • Methodologies for dealing with human rights cases
  • Right to life I. (death penalty)
  • Right to life II (abortion)
  • Right to life III (euthanasia)
  • Right to Life IV (biomedicine)
  • Rights of the Child I.
  • Rights of the Child II.
  • Equal treatment, discrimination and legal protection against discrimination
  • Rights of sexual minorities
Literature
  • VALC, Jakub. Právo na život a biomedicína (Right to Life and biomedicine). Online. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR, 2020, 300 pp. n/a. ISBN 978-80-7598-966-6. Odkaz na knihu (stránky vydavatele) info
  • Thomasma, D.C.-Kushnerová,Th.- Od narození do smrti. Praha 2000
  • Habermas, J. Budoucnost lidské přirozenosti. Filosofie Praha 2006
  • VALC, Jakub. Die Abtreibung als Gesundheitsdienstleistung und ihre grenzüberschreitende (Nicht-)Verfügbarkeit innerhalb der Europäischen Union (Abortion as a health service and its cross-border (non-)availability within the European Union). 1st ed. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden, 2023, 93 pp. BestMasters Nr. 1. ISBN 978-3-658-43446-5. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-43447-2. Web nakladatele info
  • ČERVÍNEK, Zdeněk. Metoda proporcionality v praxi Ústavního soudu. Vydání první. Praha: Leges, 2021, 258 stran. ISBN 9788075025265. info
  • Úmluva o právech dítěte : komentář. Edited by Šárka Dušková - Anna Hofschneiderová - Kamila Kouřilová. Vydání první. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2021, xxxvi, 705. ISBN 9788075986832. info
  • NUSSBERGER, Angelika. The European Court of Human Rights. First edition published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020, xxxiii, 21. ISBN 9780198849650. info
  • DOLEŽAL, Adam. Eutanazie a rozhodnutí na konci života : právní aspekty. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 2017, 284 stran. ISBN 9788020026873. info
  • BARTOŇ, Michal, Jan KRATOCHVÍL, Martin KOPA, Maxim TOMOSZEK, Jiří JIRÁSEK and Ondřej SVAČEK. Základní práva. 1st ed. Praha: Leges, 2016, 608 pp. ISBN 978-80-7502-128-1. info
  • Lidské embryo v perspektivě bioetiky. Translated by David Černý. Vyd. 1. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2011, xviii, 192. ISBN 9788073576486. info
  • BECK, Ulrich. Riziková společnost : na cestě k jiné moderně. Translated by Otakar Vochoč. Druhé vydání. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2011, 431 stran. ISBN 9788074190476. info
Teaching methods
lectures and class discussion
Assessment methods
requirements for fulfilling requirements: the preparation of a project a its presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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