MVV04K Public Health Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Judith West Munson, J.D. (lecturer), prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr. (deputy)
Mgr. Slavomír Halla, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr.
Department of Criminal Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Eva Pivodová
Timetable
Tue 17. 3. 11:10–12:40 020, 13:30–15:00 020, Wed 18. 3. 9:35–11:05 020, 11:10–12:40 020, Thu 19. 3. 13:30–15:00 020, 15:05–16:35 020
Prerequisites
Students on 3th, 4th or 5th years of study.
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 19 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/19, only registered: 0/19
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
Language: English
Teacher: Judith W. Munson, JD, the John Marshall Law School, Chicago
The seminar as a teaching/learning mechanism provides a receptive and reactive environment which can quickly and effectively address emerging issues and events.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to immerse in the public health scenarios which constitute emergencies for which legal authority to act is essential
to be familiare with the legal structures and documents upon which the domestic and international authorities are founded
to solve the legal issues via case studies,tabletop exercises, and films, among other instruments
to discuss a specific topic of public health law with each other via the Internet telephony mechanism of www.Skype.com
Syllabus
  • The Legal Bases by which Civilized Societies Seek to Address the Threats Posed
  • 1. by the Intentional Use of Pathogens as Agents of Bioterrorism
  • 2. by Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • 3. by Other Public Health Threats, Domestically and Internationally.
Literature
  • Case studies
  • Internet based learning mechanisms and communication technologies
Assessment methods
Class discussion, case studies, tabletop exercises and films, websites and other Internet-based learning mechanisms and communication technologies.
Colloquium:
Fifty percent (50%) of the grade will be based upon: Class attendance and participation
Fifty percent (50%) of the grade will be based upon: The report of the Skype.com conversation with the Chicago law student and The in-class PowerPoint presentation on a topic approved in advance by the instructor.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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