MV901K Legal Clinic on Discrimination and Equal Treatment II

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Čermák (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Jana Kvasnicová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Jana Komendová, Ph.D.
Department of Labour Law and Social Security Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Bc. Martin Pěnčík
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MV901K/01: Mon 26. 9. to Fri 16. 12. each odd Tuesday 16:40–18:10 055, M. Čermák, D. Hrabcová, J. Kvasnicová
MV901K/02: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites
Real interest in the specific issue of the subject, inventive cognition skills, high level of analytic skills, good knowledge of English or German is advantage. Letter of motivation required. Dedline for call for leatters of motivation is 11. Feb. 2011. Please sent the leatter of motivation to 61091@is.muni.cz The successed candidates will be informed 15. Feb. 2011. The seminary will be helt at The Office of the Public Defender of Rights, Udolni 39 Street, Brno
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 8 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/8, only registered: 0/8
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The programme includes comprehensive information on equal treatment and prohibition of discrimination in the Czech national law and EU law from both, practical and theoretical point of view. It is realised in cooperation with the Office of the Public Defender of Rights. The particular lessons are tough by employees of this Office or by its external experts. After acquitting of essential theoretical information, practice of knowledge in the form of solution of model situations is the significant part of the programme. Hereinafter, the programme includes solution of particular cases in which the discrimination is argued by the claimants under supervision of lawyers from Department of Equal Treatment of the Office of the Public Defender of Rights. At the end of the course, students will be able to apply general theoretical basis including relevant case-law in practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. Opening lesson, introduction. Race and ethnicity as a crucial grounds related to Anti-discrimination law. 2. Gender as a key prohibited discrimination ground. 3. Key cases of Supreme Court of USA. 4. Crucial cases of ECHR.Comparisson to ECJ (ECEU) 5.Indirect discrimination, Intent of discrimination as a crucial element of indirect discrimination. Dignity as a esence of discrimination? 6. Evidence and proving in discrimination cases. Key cases of Equality body - The Czech Public defender of Rights.
Literature
    required literature
  • FREDMAN, Sandra. Antidiskriminační právo. Translated by Tereza Kodíčková. Praha: Multikulturní centrum Praha, 2007, xxvi, 209. ISBN 9788025410547. info
  • TICHÝ, Luboš. Evropské právo. 3. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2006, xlviii, 87. ISBN 8071794309. info
  • GALVAS, Milan, Zdeňka GREGOROVÁ and Dana HRABCOVÁ. Základy pracovního práva (The Fundamentals of Labour Law). 1st ed. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, s.r.o., 2010, 303 pp. Pracovní právo. ISBN 978-80-7380-243-1. info
    recommended literature
  • Rovnost a diskriminace. Edited by Michal Bobek - Pavla Boučková - Zdeněk Kühn. Vyd. 1. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2007, xlviii, 47. ISBN 9788071795841. info
  • Strategické vedení soudních sporů o rasové diskriminaci v Evropě: od principů k praxi. Poradna pro občanství, občanská a lidská práva, Praha, 2006
Teaching methods
Interactive teaching methods with using of principles of team work and analytic techniques. Training of acquired knowledge by presenting of solutions of model situations and practical examples.
Assessment methods
Solution of model situations, during colloquium presentation of solution of provided problem in individual performance by usány of acquired knowledge.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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