PrF:MVV175K Human Rights - Course Information

MVV175K Human Rights in Criminal Proceedings

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Pavel Kandalec, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Pavel Kandalec, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MVV175K/01: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. Tue 18:00–19:40 038, P. Kandalec

Prerequisites

SOUHLAS
Motivation letter needed

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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 21/15, only registered: 6/15

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Law (programme PrF, PR_) (2)
• Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce students to complex criminal cases, which usually do not offer a clear-cut solution. This often depends on the value settings of specific actors. Students will thus be able to test for themselves whether they prefer the prosecution's or the defense's perspective. In doing so, they may discover for themselves which direction they would like to take in their own professional career.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, student will be able to identify any constitutional errors in criminal case and will be able to write a qualified constitutional argumentation.

Syllabus

• 1. Admissibility of evidence. Prohibition of self-incrimination. 2. The punishment. 3. Hate speech and its criminal sanctions. 4. International criminal justice. 5. Responsibility of the state and officials. 6. Coming to terms with the past.

Literature

recommended literature
• KMEC, Jiří, David KOSAŘ, Jan KRATOCHVÍL and Michal BOBEK. Evropská úmluva o lidských právech. Komentář (European Convention on Human Rights). 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2012, 1696 pp. Velké komentáře. ISBN 978-80-7400-365-3. info
• MOLEK, Pavel. Právo na spravedlivý proces (Right to Fair Trial). 1st ed. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2012, 576 pp. Lidská práva 4. ISBN 978-80-7357-748-3. URL info
• REPÍK, Bohumil. Evropská úmluva o lidských právech a trestní právo. Vyd. 1. Praha: Orac, 2002, 263 s. ISBN 80-86199-57-6. info

Teaching methods

case study

Assessment methods

case study

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.

Teacher's information

The course is designed for up to 30 students. The course is held once a week, 100 minutes. A total of six separate topics will be opened, with a theoretical seminar taking place in the first week and a practical seminar the following week. Texts to read will be included in the study materials (usually a more complex criminal case and the relevant case law). Theoretical seminar - in this, the topic will be explained in more detail based on the included materials. At the end of the theoretical seminar, students will be given a practical case in groups. The task for the practical seminar will be to write an argument in the presented case. Great emphasis will be placed on the choice of the case - it will be important that it is not too unambiguous and that it can be viewed convincingly from both the prosecution and the defense perspectives. Practical seminar - this will take place in a certain competitive spirit, as students will be divided into one of two roles in advance (for the prosecution or for the defense). Experts from practice may be invited to the practical seminar - whether from the ranks of prosecutors, lawyers or judges.

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