Private International Law

Private international law, including its wider basis which is international procedural law and international commercial law, belong to the system of the national legal order. Nevertheless, in its direction it extends the boundaries of the national legal orders. The overlap is given by both sources of legal regulation, international nature of science of private international law and factual overlap of legal relations which are subject of its regulation. The objective of the doctoral study in the area of private international law and international commercial law is to acquire the legal theoretical knowledge in this discipline , as well as to learn the methods and skills of scientific work. A wider basis of the field of study constitutes the preparation for scientific and pedagogical works, language preparation and the basic knowledge over development of other legal disciplines. The study is intended particularly for those who want to engage in academic career and scientific work in the discipline, work in international organizations, abroad, work in international law firms, alternatively for those who want to acquire the deeper theoretical knowledge from the discipline. The crucial themes of the discipline head into the areas of conflict of laws, direct rules, procedural law, arbitration law and international business law.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• Work systematically scietifically across the themes covered by the discipline.
• Move in the scientific community at national and international level.
• Dispose over knowledge and skills concerning the field of study at national, European and international level.
• Draw up the narrower and wider scientific treatises from the given area.
• Presents research at national and international conferences.
• Immediately hold a position of scientist or academician in the area of private international law.

The programme is intended for those who want to engage in academic career and scietific work. This is the basic determination and specification. Of course, the programme is open also for those who for special reasons want to acquire the deeper theoretical knowledge in the area of private international law, international procedural law, international arbitration and international commercial law. If we are to characterize an employer, we are talking about the scientific workplaces, pedagogical workplaces, workplaces abroad, structures of international organizations including the European union, law firms engaged in international issue, further workplaces, where a cross-border issue can be met.

The stated doctoral study programme does not expect practical training as a condition for entry or completion.

With regard to the nature of the programme a practical training is not assumed as an obligatory part of the study plan. An internship at the workplace abroad is assumed.

Doctoral thesis is a key component (a core) of the Ph.D. program. It is presented in Czech or English language. Doctoral thesis is an original scientific work elaborated on a topic specified by the individual study plan. The text of the thesis:

- shall demonstrate a high level of mastery of the chosen topic, including its theoretical and methodological context;

- shall also demonstrate the ability of the student to work with relevant Czech and foreign (especially european) scientific literature;

- shall demonstrate the ability to formulate and argue complex (and independent) scientific opinions;

- must contain original and published results or results accepted for publication;

- demonstrates the ability to work with the case law of general courts of domestic and foreign.

Technical requirements of dissertation thesis: the minimum range of the thesis is at least 150 normo-pages (standard scope of the thesis ranges between 150 – 300 normo-pages), including cover page, Czech and English abstracts, content list and list of resources.

Detailed conditions for the format and editing of dissertations are set by an internal regulation issued by the dean of the faculty (Quotations Directive).