EGOn4002 EU Law and European System of Human Rights Protection

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2026
Rozsah
1/1/0. 8 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučováno kontaktně
Vyučující
JUDr. Mgr. Ivo Pospíšil, Ph.D. (přednášející)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Katarína Šipulová, Ph.D., MSt (přednášející)
JUDr. Šimon Chvojka, LL.M. (přednášející)
Garance
JUDr. Mgr. Ivo Pospíšil, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Po 8:00–9:40 P21b
Předpoklady
!EGO402 EU Law and European System of Human Rights Protection && !NOWANY(EGO402 EU Law and European System of Human Rights Protection)
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 25 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 20/25, pouze zareg.: 1/25
Mateřské obory/plány
Anotace
This course provides an introduction to the topic of human rights in the European Union (EU). First, it situates the issue in the context of the broader framework of human rights conceptualizations in Europe and describes the specifics of the European approach to human rights. Then, the course covers the specific situation of progressively developing significance of human rights in the EC/EU as a non-state entity. The course focuses primarily on the case-law of the Court of Justice and also secondarily on input from other institutions. Finally, the course deals with contemporary questions connected to the evolving position of human rights in the EU, such as the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and its effects, the delayed accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights, or Art. 7 mechanism. It will also highlight practical difficulties when European and national law clash. Guest lectures by practitioners from the Czech apex courts will enrich the course. A Utrecht University expert will contribute to the course by holding a special seminar, either in Brno or via Skype conference.
Výstupy z učení
At the end of the course, students will be well acquainted with the issue of human rights in Europe, especially in the European Union, both from the perspective of legal and political science. They will be able to understand the expansion of the issue of human rights in the EU. Students will become familiar with the essential judgments dealing with human rights, which will, in addition to the knowledge gained from the substance of the texts, greatly enhance their abilities to read more complicated legal documents. They will also learn about the important role considerations of human rights play in legal and political debates in Europe.
Klíčová témata
  • 1. Introductory Session: Where the EU Human Rights "Tale" Begins and  How to Approach It 
  • 2. Foundations of Human Rights Protection in Europe 
  • 3. "Strasbourg System" of Human Rights Protection: European Convention on Human Rights and Its Court 
  • 4. EU Law Explained: What is the EU Law and Where are the HR placed? 
  • 5. CJEU as an Actor of European Governance and Its Case Law 
  • 6. EU Charter of Fundamental Rights 
  • 7. A Tale of Two Systems and Two Courts: the Relationship between the EU Law and the ECHRs 
  • 8. Safeguarding the EU’s Values: Art. 7 TEU and related tools 
  • 9. Guest Lecture on Constitutional Dialogue in the EU and Visit to the Czech Constitutional Court 
  • 10. Presentations of Group Projects 
  • 11. Guest Lecture on Representation of Interests before the CJEU and Safeguarding the EU's Values in Practice 
  • 12. Challenges to the EU System of Human Rights Protection 
Studijní zdroje a literatura
    povinná literatura
  • The EU and human rights. Edited by Philip Alston - Mara R. Bustelo - James Heenan. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, xxiii, 946. ISBN 0198298099. info
  • Strengthening the rule of law in Europe : from a common concept to mechanisms of implementation. Edited by Werner Schroeder. First published. Oxford: Hart publishing, 2016, xiv, 299. ISBN 9781509928873. info
  • FABBRINI, Federico. Fundamental rights in Europe : challenges and transformations in comparative perspective. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, xix, 319. ISBN 9780198702047. info
  • DE BÚRCA, G. Reframing human rights in a turbulent era. First edition published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021, viii, 231. ISBN 9780199246007. info
  • FORSYTHE, David P. Human rights in international relations. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, xiv, 355. ISBN 9781107629844. info
  • Uladzislau Belavusau, Kristin Henrard (eds.). EU Anti-Discrimination Law beyond Gender. Oxford: Hart, 2020.
  • CRAIG, Paul P. a G. DE BÚRCA. EU law : text, cases, and materials. 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, clvii, 115. ISBN 9780199576999. info
Přístupy, postupy a metody používané ve výuce
The course includes lectures and seminars. Students are expected to write six position papers, participate in two team projects, be active during class discussions and write a take-away final exam. The course includes visits to apex courts and lectures of experts from practice. 
Způsob ověření výstupů z učení a požadavky na ukončení

1) Pass the final written test (min. 20 points out of max. 40 points, i.e. 50 %) which will be held at a classroom of the Faculty of Social Studies. It will thoroughly test your knowledge and the ability to apply it.


2) Submit at least two questions for discussion based on the readings . The questions may cover, for example, issues you have not understood properly, you want to know more about, etc. (10 x max. 1 point for set of questions, total max. 10 points). 


3) Participate in the group project (max. 20 points). In groups of three, you are going to write a short research paper (approx. 4 standard pages and a bibliography; deadline: week before the class presentations on 23 November 2026, i.e. 16 November 2026, 18.00 p.m.). For the group project you will choose a current human rights issue within the EU that has taken your interest (e.g. new judgment of the Court of Justice, new piece of EU legislation, current human rights issue in a member state and its EU law consequences, human rights situation or issue not yet addressed by EU courts or EU legislation, etc.). You will submit a topic of your group project with a short abstract and bibliography (deadline: 26 October 2025, 18.00 p.m.). You will also make a presentation of your group project (approx. 10 minutes) and discuss it with your classmates and instructors on 23 November 2026.

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