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MVV0568K European Private International Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2012

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

JUDr. Klára Drličková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Tereza Kyselovská (lecturer)
Mgr. Zdeněk Nový, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Jana Turoňová (lecturer)

Supervisor

JUDr. Klára Drličková, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law - Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Department of International and European Law - Faculty of Law

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MVV0568K/01 Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Wed 15:05–16:35 133, K. Drličková
MVV0568K/02 K. Drličková

Prerequisites

Good knowledge of Private International Law and European Law.

Course Enrollment 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 enrollment status: enrolled: 6/15, only registered: 0/15

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

• Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
• Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)

Course objectives

The aim of this subject is the analysis of most important instruments (including relevant case law) existing in the European Private International Law. The emphasis is given on the problamatic aspects of these instruments. The main objectives can be summarized as follows: to become deeper acquainted with the instruments existing in European judicial area; to gain the ability to recognise the problematic aspects of this instruments; to become acquainted with the relevant case law of the ECJ; to obtain the ability to analyze this case law

Syllabus

• Introduction - European Judicial Area - concept, history, sources, uniform interpretation, overview of instruments
• Conflict of Laws - Rome I Regulation (basic concepts, scope of application, choice of law, applicable law in the absence of choice), Regulation Rome II, applicable law in family matters, applicable law in the area of wills and succession
• International Jurisdiction - Regulation Brussels I (scope of application, concept of domicile, system of jurisdiction), Regulation Brussels IIbis, further instruments (maintenance, matrimonial property, wills and succession)
• Recognition and Enforcement - Regulation Brussels I, Regulation on European Enforcement Order, Regulation on European Payment Order Regulation Brussels IIbis, further instruments (maintenance, matrimonial property, wills and succession)
• Insolvency

Literature

• Interactive syllabus of this subject
• Brussels I regulation. Edited by Alfonso Luis Calvo Caravaca - John Blakeley - Ulrich Magnus - Peter Ma. München: Sellier. European Law Publishers, 2007. xxvii, 852. ISBN 978-3-935808-32. info
• BRIGGS, Adrian. Agreements on jurisdiction and choice of law. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. xlix, 572. ISBN 978-0-19-928230. info
• BRIGGS, Adrian. Civil jurisdiction and judgments. Edited by Peter Rees. 4th ed. London: Norton rose, 2005. lxi, 743 s. ISBN 1-84311-425-9. info
• EU private international law: an EC court casebook. Edited by Michael Bogdan - Ulf Maunsbach. Groningen: Europa Law Publishing, 2006. xxii, 331. ISBN 90-76871-71-X. info
• BOGDAN, Michael. Concise introduction to EU private international law. Groningen: Europa Law Publishing, 2006. x, 220 s. ISBN 90-76871-70-1. info

Teaching methods

Seminars, analysis of the case law, class discussion, homeworks

Assessment methods

Weekly lectures, obligatory attendance, home study of case law, class dicussion on problematic aspects

Language in which the course is taught

English

Teacher's information

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.

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