PrF:MVV32K Human Rights in Europe - Course Information
MVV32K Human Rights in Europe
Faculty of LawAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Bc. Alžbeta Králová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Patrick Casey Leisure, J.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
JUDr. Zuzana Vikarská, MJur, MPhil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Ladislav Vyhnánek, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- JUDr. Ladislav Vyhnánek, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Kalivodová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- MVV32K/01: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Thu 14:00–15:40 258, Z. Vikarská
MVV32K/02: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Thu 16:00–17:40 133, Z. Vikarská - 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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 50/50, only registered: 88/50 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)
- Multidisciplinary studies at Faculty of Law (programme CST, KOS)
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme PrF, KOS)
- Law (programme PrF, PR_)
- Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course the student should understand the euroepean system of human rights protection at both the national and international (ECHR) level; the student should be able to solve human rights cases and present a reasoned analysis of such a case; the students should understand the basic case-law of ECHR and national courts related to human rights issues; the student should also understand the different approaches that the courts adopt while dealing with the cases.
- Learning outcomes
- The student will be able to:
- analyze a human rights case under ECHR and/or national charter of rights;
- analyze a judicial decision concerning human rights;
- understand basic moral philosophical problems regarding human rights;
- write a human rights essay. - Syllabus
- History of Human Rights
- Levels of Human Rights Protection
- Institutional Aspects of HR Protection
- Human Dignity
- Proportionality
- Prohibition of Discrimination
- Freedom of Expression
- Right to Privacy
- LGBTQ Rights
- Legitimacy and Effectiveness of Multi-Layer Protections of Human Rights
- Literature
- recommended literature
- STEINER, Henry J., Philip ALSTON and Ryan GOODMAN. International human rights in context : law, politics, morals : text and materials. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007, xxxix, 149. ISBN 9780199279425. info
- not specified
- Mandatory readings are always included in a pdf form in the electronic syllabus (approx. 15 pages per class/180 pages per semester).
- Teaching methods
- Class discussion/lectures.
- Assessment methods
- Midterm test, two group presentations. Midterm test will consist of a combination of closed questions and a short essay question.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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