MVV349K Hot Topics in European Constitutional Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Prof. Dimitry Vladimirovich Kochenov (lecturer), JUDr. Zuzana Vikarská, MJur, MPhil, Ph.D. (deputy)
Patrick Casey Leisure, J.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Zuzana Vikarská, MJur, MPhil, Ph.D.
Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Faculty of Law
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 35/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course aims to introduce students of all programmes to the “hot” topics of European constitutional law. In the spring of 2022, this includes the war in Ukraine, the rule of law crisis in various member states of the European Union, as well as issues of equality, citizenship, EU membership, and many more. The last session is designed specifically for PhD students and it aims to introduce them to various modalities of legal writing and legal publishing. The last session remains fully voluntary for students who do not intend to undertake postgraduate research in law.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- identify the current (“hot”) topics in European constitutionalism, be able to find arguments concerning these topics and to understand these arguments;
- read more broadly about issues which are often controversial and complicated and take a stand on the basis of the materials found and read;
- build an argument to support their legal and political opinions on the abovementioned topics.
Syllabus
  • 1. The victims of citizenship and passport apartheid, drawing on the injustices of the global citizenship-based order.
  • Quick reading to prepare:
  • https://academic.oup.com/icon/article/18/4/1525/6169921
  • 2. The EU as a personal legal system: a critical take on the EU offering the appraisal of the lack of formal equality before the law as the starting principle.
  • Quick reading:
  • https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2947577
  • 3. The fight for the rule of law in the EU in the context of the Poland/Hungary problems – showing a more complex story than usually presented.
  • Quick reading:
  • https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3880717
  • 4. Ukrainian accession as a way to boost the adherence to values on the European legal space.
  • Quick reading:
  • https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4083111
  • 5. Modalities of legal writing and publishing strategies in EU law today – a free discussion / engagement – intended for PhD students, both current and aspiring.
Literature
  • See articles above. For broader overview of current topics, students can also follow the discussions on Verfassungsblog: https://verfassungsblog.de/
Teaching methods
Lectures, followed by discussion. The course can be offered both to a larger group of students, as well as to a smaller workshop-size group. In both versions, the course aims to be open to discussion.
Assessment methods
Credits will be awarded for participation in 4 out of 5 lectures. One absence is allowed automatically, another one can be compensated by active and high-quality participation in the remaining classes.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Teacher's information
Class schedule:

Monday 23/05/2022, room No. 038: 14.30-16.10, 16.20-18.00, 18.10-19.50

Tuesday 24/05/2022, room No. 038: 14.30-16.10, 16.20-18.00.

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