GEN105 Gender and Legislation in the Czech Republic and EU

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Markéta Hamrlová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Jana Kvasnicová (assistant)
Mgr. Pavel Šindlář (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D.
Division of Gender Studies – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Division of Gender Studies – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each odd Monday 18:00–21:30 U33
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KREDITY_MIN(50)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand the legal order of the Czech Republic and the EU;
describe legal mechanisms and law enforcement;
identify the ways of law application
The course provides basic orientation in the field for students of other disciplines than is the law. The subject covers the legislation of the Czech Republic and the European Union with the accentation of the gender problematic. The aim of the course is to educate potential experts from non-law disciplines in more than just basic awareness concerning legislation, ability to orient themselves quickly in the law, including crutial mechanisms of its enforcement. The course provides both theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the theory of law I and II Legislative aspects of the protection of human rights and liberties Introduction to the European law Czech processual law The legislation concerning NGOs European Court for human rights in Strassbourg hearings Equality of women and men in the context of the Czech family law, law aspects of the abortion Equality of women and men in the context of the Czech penal law, legal grasping or the problematic of domestic violence Equal opportunities of women and men in the light of legal regulations of the EU and European Court of Justice desissions Institucional bases, protection and enforcement of equal opportunities and laws. Ombudsman Equal opportunities of women and men in the labour relations in the CZ Equal opportunities - practical training
Literature
  • Základy práva pro posluchače neprávnických fakult. Edited by Martin Janků. 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2004, xxii, 502. ISBN 8071798835. info
  • FREDMAN, Sandra. Discrimination law. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, xxiv, 205. ISBN 0198765665. info
  • Na cestě do Evropské unie :průvodkyně nejen pro ženy. Edited by Michaela Marksová-Tominová - Alena Králíková. Praha: Gender studies, 2002, 34 s. ISBN 80-86520-02-1. info
  • Možnosť voľby :aspekty práv a zodpovednosti. Edited by Jana Cviková - Jana Juráňová. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Aspekt, 2001, 409 s. ISBN 80-85549-25-5. info
  • FRIČ, Pavol and Rochdi GOULLI. Neziskový sektor v ČR :výsledky mezinárodního srovnávacího projektu Johns Hopkins University. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2001, 203 s. ISBN 80-86432-04-1. info
  • Princip rovného postavení mužů a žen v právu Evropské unie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí, 1998, 126 s. ISBN 80-85529-47-5. info
  • ČAPEK, Jan. Evropský soud a Evropská komise pro lidská práva :přehled judikatury a nejzávažnějších případů : vzory podání. 1. vyd. Praha: Linde, 1995, 642 s. ISBN 80-85647-64-8. info
  • KNAPP, Viktor. Teorie práva. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 1994, 162 s. ISBN 807082140X. info
  • MACKINNON, Catharine A. Toward a feminist theory of the state. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1989, xvii, 330. ISBN 0-674-89646-7. info
Teaching methods
lectures and seminars focused on knowledge application
Assessment methods
class discussion, lectures, homeworks, written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz je určen pouze studentům a studentkám oboru genderová studia
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2019.
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