SOC008 International Refugee Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Dalibor Jílek, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Radoslava Šopovová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Dalibor Jílek, CSc.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: prof. JUDr. Josef Bejček, CSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • 1. Definition of refugees 1.1. Evolution of the refugee definition in international instruments 1922-46 1.2. Analysis of the refugee definition incorporated in the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the status of refugees 2. The principle of non-refoulement 2.1. Ratione personae of the principle 2.2. Ratione temporis of the principle 2.3. Ratione loci of the principle 3. The concept of asylum 3.1. The inter-state dimension 3.2. The human dimension 4. Refugees and asylum seekers and the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights 4.1. Article 3 of the European Convention 4.2. Article 8 of the European Convention.
Literature
  • HATHAWAY, James C. The law of refugee status. Toronto: Butterworths, 1996, xxxiii, 25. ISBN 0-409-91479-7. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Lectures are held for a minimum of 5 students. With smaller number of students attending the course, lectures are replaced with tutorials. Reading list will be given by the course co-ordinator at the fist lecture or tutorial. The examination has a written and an oral part. Examination - credit requirements: 1. Semester paper 2. Solution of a case 3. Discussion on the semester paper
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2007, recent)
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