PrF:DOPVPV04 Mezinárodní právo humanitární - Course Information
DOPVPV04 Mezinárodní právo humanitární a trestní
Faculty of LawSpring 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Guaranteed by
- JUDr. Kateřina Uhlířová, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová - Prerequisites
- Solid understanding of public international law. Understanding of the sociological/historical aspects of armed conflicts and international justice is an advantage.
- 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
- International Law (programme PrF, MEEP_) (2)
- Course objectives
- This course intends to provide basic knowledge of international humanitarian law and fundamental aspects of international criminal law, especially in the context of selected armed conflicts (Rwanda, former Yugoslavia, Sudan, Syria) and with reference to the prosecution of crimes under international law by international criminal courts and tribunals (International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the Special Court for Sierra Leone).
- Learning outcomes
- -Students will understand the system and basic principles of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international criminal law (ICL), -Students will understand the interdependence between IHL and ICL. -Students will be able to identify the relevant rules of IHL and ICL, to discuss them by reference to relevant case law and authority, and apply them to a case.
- Syllabus
- 1.the development of IHL and ICL and its present relevance 2.the protection of human beings in international and non-international armed conflicts 3.international terrorism 4. the (international) criminal prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide
- Literature
- Cassese's International Criminal Law
- SASSÒLI, Marco and Antoine A. BOUVIER. How does law protect in war : cases, documents, and teaching materials on contemporary practice in international humanitarian law. Edited by Laura M. Olson - Nicolas A. Dupic - Lina Milner. Geneva: International Committee of the Red Cross, 1999, 1492 s. ISBN 2881451101. info
- Teaching methods
- reading, homework, consultations
- Assessment methods
- essay or presentation
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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