PrF:MP905Zk International Public Law II - Course Information

MP905Zk International Public Law II

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

prof. JUDr. Jiří Malenovský, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Vladimír Týč, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. Zdeněk Nový, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Ondřej Svaček, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Kateřina Uhlířová, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Iveta Rohová (assistant)
doc. JUDr. David Sehnálek, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Jakub Vostoupal (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. JUDr. Vladimír Týč, CSc.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law

Prerequisites

MP803Z International Public Law I || MP812Z Public International Law I
Knowledge of the general part of public international law and domestic branches of the Czech public law (especially constitutional law).

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

• Law (programme PrF, PR_)
• Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)

Course objectives

Main objective of the course is to provide students with the ability of good orientation in different areas regulated by international law, in order to understand not only the contents, but also the substance of those rules. Particular attention is devoted to the international protection of human rights. The students should become familiar not only with particular rights, but with the international control mechanism as well. Students should also understand that international law is an integral part of the law binding the Czech Republic.

Learning outcomes

The student will be, after the completion of both parts of the subject (MPV I and II), able:
- to understand the system of rules on the functioning of the international community and acquire good orientation in this specific legal system;
- to evaluate the activities of states (e.g. use of force against another state, applying of sanctions);
- to understand the substance of an international treaty, also as a constituent part of the internal legal system and be able to interpret it and apply to the individual;
- to have a good inderstanding in matters of human rights protection at the international level and apply respective rules;
- identify and understand international law rules relating to the particular areas (such as diplomatic law, sea law, cosmic law)

Syllabus

• Special part of the public international law;
• 1. Diplomatic and consular law;
• 2. Universal protection of human rights;
• 3. International criminal law;
• 4. European protection of human rights;
• 5. European Convention on Human Rights and human rights protection in the EU;
• 6. Law of armed conflict and humanitarian law;
• 7. State territory. The regime of Antarctca regime;
• 8. Law of the sea;
• 9. Aviation and cosmic law;
• 10. Case study I: Foundation and dissolution of the Czechoslovak state;
• 11. Case study II: Munich Agreement;
• 12. Case study III: Armed invasion into Czechoslovakia in 1968;
• 13. International law and global challenges - armament and disarmament, environment protection.

Literature

required literature
• Malenovský, Jiří. Mezinárodní právo veřejné - Obecná část - a poměr k jiným právním systémům. 7. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2020, 395 s.

recommended literature
• POTOČNÝ, Miroslav and Jan ONDŘEJ. Mezinárodní právo veřejné : zvláštní část. 6., dopl. a rozš. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2011, xxiii, 533. ISBN 9788074003981. info
• ČEPELKA, Čestmír and Pavel ŠTURMA. Mezinárodní právo veřejné. Vydání druhé. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2018, xxxii, 549. ISBN 9788074007217. info

not specified
• TÝČ, Vladimír. Mezinárodní, české a unijní právo mezinárodních smluv. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 172 pp. Učebnice - č.493. ISBN 978-80-210-6155-2. info
• KMEC, Jiří, David KOSAŘ, Jan KRATOCHVÍL and Michal BOBEK. Evropská úmluva o lidských právech. Komentář (European Convention on Human Rights). 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2012, 1696 pp. Velké komentáře. ISBN 978-80-7400-365-3. info
• KONŮPKA, Petr and Monika STACHOŇOVÁ. Evropská úmluva o lidských právech : praktický průvodce. Praha: Právnická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, 2022, 234 stran. ISBN 9788076300248. info
• HUBÁLKOVÁ, Eva. Evropská úmluva o lidských právech a Česká republika : judikatura a řízení před Evropským soudem pro lidská práva. Praha: Linde, 2003, 743 s. ISBN 807201417X. info
• ŠTURMA, Pavel. Mezinárodní a evropské kontrolní mechanismy v oblasti lidských práv. 2., dopl. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2003, ix, 150. ISBN 8071793981. info

Teaching methods

Class discussion on practical examples and real cases is the essential educational method. It enables students to learn how to interpret and apply the sources of public international law and it also deepens the understanding of its general rules and principles.

Assessment methods

Seminars are compulsory and concentrate on the case law of international courts. Conditions for the credit are active participation and succesfull passing of the seminar test or alternative performance according to the instruction of the teacher

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

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• MP905Z International Public Law II - Seminar
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