FSS:POLb1149 Human Rights and Politics

POLb1149 Human Rights and Politics

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. et Mgr. Ľubomír Majerčík, LL.M. (lecturer)

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Timetable

Tue 16:00–17:40 U23

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Course objectives

The purpose of the course is to provide students with an insight into the content of human rights.

Learning outcomes

Students will understand the content of human rights.

Syllabus

1) Organization of the course, 2) Prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, 3) Development of international human rights law since 1945, universal and regional protection mechanisms, 4) Right to life, 5) Economic, social and cultural rights, 6) Protection of personal liberty, 7) Freedom of expression, 8) Equal treatment, 9) Fair trial, 10) Respect for private life, 11) Human rights and the situation in Ukraine.

Literature

required literature

BARTOŇ, Michal, Jan KRATOCHVÍL, Martin KOPA, Maxim TOMOSZEK, Jiří JIRÁSEK and Ondřej SVAČEK. Základní práva. Vydání první. Praha: Leges, 2016, 608 stran. ISBN 9788075021281. info
DUFEK, Pavel and Hubert SMEKAL. Lidská práva v mezinárodní politice (Human Rights in International Politics). Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2014, 447 pp. ISBN 978-80-7478-720-1. URL info

Teaching methods

reading, class discussion, essay.

Assessment methods

active participation; final exam, essay.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2025.