CZS40 International Law and Human Rights

Celouniverzitní studia
podzim 2013
Rozsah
48 hodin výuky + 6 exkurzí. 8 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Pavel Molek, Ph.D., LL.M. (přednášející)
JUDr. Kateřina Uhlířová, Ph.D., LL.M. (přednášející)
JUDr. Ladislav Vyhnánek, Ph.D., LL.M. (přednášející)
Garance
Mgr. Martin Glogar
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Martin Glogar
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Cíle předmětu
At the end of the course students should be able to:
• Understand what the human rights are and how they are structured
• Key actors and instruments in the field of protection of human rights
• Limits and conflicts of some of the basic freedoms (e.g. of expression)
• What is the access to the legal help in the Czech Republic and in CEE region
Osnova
  • Introduction: Human being and her rights (14.1.) Lecturer: Pavel Molek
  • Levels of protection: Who is protecting our human rights? (15.1.) Lecturer: Pavel Molek
  • Freedom of expression in the European Court of Human Rights perspective (16.1.) Lecturer: Pavel Molek
  • To be or not to be: Right to life (17.1.) Lecturer: Pavel Molek
  • Site visit to the Constitutional Court (17.1.)
  • Workshop with NGOs in the field of Human Rights (18.1., in Prague)
  • Conceptual Contours of the Right to the Freedom of Expression (FoE): Overview of International Human Rights Instruments and its Standards (21.1.) Lecturer: Kateřina Uhliřová
  • Introduction into the Relationship between FoE and Hate Speech: Curtailement of FoE and Permissible Limits of Restriction (22.1.) Lecturer: Kateřina Uhliřová
  • Site visit to the Supreme Administrative Court (22.1.)
  • Hate Speech Laws: Good or Bad Idea? (Examples from Europe, Australia, Asia and USA) (23.1.) Lecturer: Kateřina Uhliřová
  • Debate over three Human Rights issues (24.1.)
  • Hate Speech as an (International) Crime? (Incitement to Genocide; Persecution as a Crime Against Humanity) (26.1.) Lecturer: Kateřina Uhliřová
  • Site visit to the Open Society Justice Initiative, and to the European Roma Rights Centre (25.1., both in Budapest)
  • Constitutional Courts and their roles in protecting Human Rights (28.1.) Lecturer: Ladislav Vyhnánek
  • Site visit to the Ombudsman Office (28.1.)
  • Basic Principles: Human Dignity (29.1.) Lecturer: Ladislav Vyhnánek
  • Equality and Discrimination (30.1.) Lecturer: Ladislav Vyhnánek
  • Social rights (31.1.) Lecturer: Ladislav Vyhnánek
  • Site visit to the United Nations, Vienna (1.2.)
Metody hodnocení
Course Evaluation
- Final Test: 45% (31 Jan)
- Essay (5 pages): 45% (due on 24 Feb) - In-class participation: 10%
The threshold to pass is 55 points of 100 possible. The grade scale is as follows: A 82-100, B 75-81, C 68-74, D 61-67, E 55-60, F 0-5
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2009, podzim 2010, podzim 2011, podzim 2012, jaro 2015, podzim 2015, podzim 2016, podzim 2017, podzim 2018, podzim 2019, jaro 2020, podzim 2020, jaro 2021, podzim 2021, podzim 2022, jaro 2023, podzim 2023, jaro 2024.