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 related to Family law from Czech and European perspective.

 

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

General reading materials:

MOWBRAY, Alastair. Cases, Materials, and Commentary on the European Convention on Human Rights. : Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN 0-19-957736-6.

CHOUDHRY, Shazia and Jonathan HERRING. European Human Rights and Family Law. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2010. ISBN 1-84113-175-X.

VAN BUEREN, Geraldine. Child rights in Europe :convergence and divergence in judicial protection. Strasbourg: Council of Europe publishing, 2007. 201 s. ISBN 978-92-871-6269-4.

 

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