PrF:MP910Z Alternative Seminar of PIL - Course Information

MP910Z Public International Law: Alternative Seminar

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

JUDr. Zdeněk Nový, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

JUDr. Zdeněk Nový, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MP910Z/01: Mon 27. 9. to Fri 17. 12. each odd Thursday 8:00–9:40 214, Z. Nový
MP910Z/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. Z. Nový

Prerequisites

NOW( MP905Zk International Public Law II ) && !NOWANY( MP905Z IPL II - sem ,MP912Z)
The level of English language: B2 and higher. Materials will be provided solely in English.

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: 0/15, only registered: 0/15

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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

Course objectives

At the end of this course, students will be able to understand and explain main issues of the contemporary international law; to find and use information regarding international law in an efficient way; to submit sound arguments on international legal issues; and, last but not least, to create legal solutions for international problems, even in case where there has been a substantial uncertainty as regards the particular issue.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to work with international law at both theoretical and practical levels. They will be able to work effectively with the sources of information on international law. Students will be able to untangle complex problems in international law. Students will be able to articulate better their arguments in legal English.

Syllabus

• 1. International law: Subjects of law. Case Study: VO. v. France. 2. International and EU Law. Case studies. 3. International criminal law. A case study. 4. International Human Rights. A case study. 5. International investment law. A case study. 6. Feedback

Literature

recommended literature
• The Cambridge companion to international law. Edited by James Crawford - Martti Koskenniemi - Surabhi Ranganathan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, xi, 471. ISBN 9780521143080. info
• The limits of international law. Edited by Jack L. Goldsmith - Eric A. Posner. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, 262 p. ;. ISBN 0195168399. info
• KOSKENNIEMI, Martti. The gentle civilizer of nations : the rise and fall of international law, 1870-1960. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001, xiv, 569. ISBN 9780521548090. URL info

Teaching methods

The analysis of cases of both international and national courts, the development of legal argumentation through analysis of "hard cases".

Assessment methods

A presentation and/or a paper of 10 pages without footnotes (in English).

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

This course is intended for those students who wish to develop not only theoretical skills in international law, but also those of a more practical nature. Students will have to search legal sources, including case law, analyse them and express their opinion. They may be asked to write a short piece of writing on a topic dealt with in the session. The course will require the preparation by the students. This will include namely reading, writing and working with IT technologies, as well as discussing the problematic issues that have arisen in international law. Hence the preparation before the seminar is of an essential importance.

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