MVV213K Asylum Law Moot Court

Faculty of Law
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Lupačová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Anna Makarenko (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Linda Janků, Ph.D.
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
MVV213K/01: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. Mon 16:00–17:40 020, A. Makarenko
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
Interest in Public International Law and particularly in International Refugee Law. Participation in the courses Asylum and Migration Law and Legal Clinics of Refugee Law I and II is an advantage. Strong teamwork and communication skills.
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 4 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/4, only registered: 0/4
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to develop the argumentation and practical skills of students based on their work on a moot court case of an asylum seeker in the EU. During the moot court in international refugee law students have the opportunity to practice their legal argumentation and knowledge of law gained during the study and their preparation for the moot court. Students develop the strategy of the case, prepare the written submissions of the parties, analyze the information and materials relevant for the case, train their presentations skills and reactions to unexpected situations arising in the oral round before the jury of the court and at the same time develop their teamwork skills. The course expolres and deepens the nexus between law and facts, theory and practice. The aim of this course is to prepare students for the moot court competition – Asylum Law Moot Court, which is annually organized for the students of faculties of law in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and optionally also other Central European countries, with the support of the UNHCR.
Syllabus
  • Working on a case study in international refugee law.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • JANKŮ, Linda, Eliška FLÍDROVÁ and Věra HONUSKOVÁ. Dnes migranti - zítra uprchlící? (Today Migrants, Tomorrow Refugees?). In Honusková Věra ; Flídrová Eliška ; Janků Linda. Dnes migranti - zítra uprchlící? Postavení migrantů, kteří potřebují ochranu v mezinárodním právu. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Právnická fakulta., 2015. p. 173-178. Studie z lidských práv č. 8. ISBN 978-80-87975-23-7. info
  • HATHAWAY, James C. and Michelle FOSTER. The law of refugee status. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. lxxxi, 693. ISBN 9781107688421. info
  • HONUSKOVÁ, Věra. Definice uprchlíka a její výklad a aplikace v současném mezinárodním právu. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Právnická fakulta, 2011. xv, 268. ISBN 9788087146453. info
  • MOLEK, Pavel, David KOSAŘ, Hana LUPAČOVÁ, Miroslav JURMAN and Věra HONUSKOVÁ. Zákon o azylu :komentář (Asylum Act: commentary). Edited by David Kosař - Pavel Molek. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2010. 736 pp. Komentáře Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-80-7357-476-5. info
  • BROWNLIE, Ian. Principles of public international law. 7th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. li, 784. ISBN 9780199556830. info
  • GOODWIN-GILL, Guy S. and Jane MCADAM. The refugee in international law. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. lix, 786. ISBN 9780199207633. info
  • HATHAWAY, James C. The rights of refugees under international law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. li, 1184. ISBN 0521542634. info
  • GRAHL-MADSEN, Atle. The status of refugees in international law. Edited by Felix Schnyder. Leyden: A.W. Sijthoff, 1966. xxiii, 499. info
Teaching methods
class discussions, preparing the written submissions of both the applicant (asylum seeker) and respondent (ministry of interior), presentation of the legal arguments from prepared written pleadings before the court
Assessment methods
Preparation of written submissions arguing both the applicant and respondent positions, preparing the oral pleadings for a selected party before the court. Both the written and oral round of the Asylum Law Moot Court competition are assessed and graded by the jury of both academics and legal professionals working in international refugee law (judges, lawyers of UNHCR, Ministry of Interior and non-governmental organizations assisting refugees).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zájem o oblast mezinárodního práva veřejného a zejména mezinárodního uprchlického práva. Absolvování předmětů Azylové a migrační právo a Právní klinika uprchlického práva I a II výhodou.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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