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KMP / ESOLP
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KMP
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ESOLP
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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European Human Rights Protection System
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
3
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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5
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
Yes
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of the functioning of the European human rights protection mechanism established by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (the European Convention on Human Rights) and of its impact on and significance for national legal orders of the Council of Europe member states. Furthermore, the course aims to introduce students to the protection of human rights in international context as well as to the current issue of the interface between human rights and international business.
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Requirements on student
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Judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights will be discussed and analyzed. Therefore, active participation of students is required, which, in turn, presupposes that students prepare autonomously for classes and possess at least passive knowledge of the English (French) language. Besides written assignments students will be invited to make short oral presentations of relevant case-law (10-15 min).
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Content
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1. The Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights - historical background and institutional structure 2. Proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights - from lodging the application with the Court to the execution of judgments 3. The admissibility criteria and the underlying principles of the European Convention on Human Rights 4. The protection of human rights in international context 5. The right to a fair trial and the right to an effective remedy 6. The right to respect for private and family life, home and correspondence 7. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion; freedom of expression; freedom of peaceful assembly and association 8. The prohibition of discrimination 9. The right of property 10. Human rights and business
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Hubálková, E. Evropská úmluva o lidskýchprávech a Česká republika.
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Recommended:
Berger, V. Judikatura Evropského soudu pro lidská práva. Praha, 2003.
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Recommended:
Shelton, D. L., Carozza, P. Regional Protection of Human Rights. Oxford, 2013.
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Recommended:
Leach, P. Taking a Case to the European Court of Human Rights. Oxford, 2017.
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Recommended:
Schabas, W. The European COnvention on Human Rights. Oxford, 2015.
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Recommended:
Yayawickrama, N. The Judicial Application of Human Rights Law. Cambridge, 2017.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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Full-time form of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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52
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Contact hours
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26
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Total
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78
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
Signing up for this course requires passing the course of public international law in the length of at least one semester. The student should possess at least basic knowledge of public international law.
The student is expected to have a sufficient command of the English (French) language and legal English (French) terminology so as to be able to read, understand and orientate oneself in the texts of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
The student is expected to have a sufficient command of the English (French) language and legal English (French) terminology so as to be able to read, understand and orientate oneself in the texts of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
This course aims to provide students with a detailed knowledge of how the European human rights protection mechanism has evolved and how it functions. Students shall be acquainted with the structure and activities of the Council of Europe and the functioning of the European Court of Human Rights. They will familiarize themselves with important jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, including the mechanism of the execution of judgments of the latter, and they will also be acquainted with other regional human rights protection systems as well as with selected issues pertaining to human rights and business. The relevant jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights will be examined to illuminate not only how the substantive provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights have been judicially interpreted and applied but also the impact they have on national legal orders. By the end of this course, students shall be able to demonstrate not only knowledge of the European mechanism of human rights protection but also understanding of the importance of human rights for the rule of law and democracy and of the increasing interface between human rights and business. They shall foremost possess an in-depth knowledge of the law and practice of the European Convention on Human Rights, familiarize themselves with the various bodies of the Council of Europe dealing with human rights protection, and develop analytical approach to the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
By the end of this course, students shall be able to demonstrate not only knowledge of the European mechanism of human rights protection but also understanding of the importance of human rights for the rule of law and democracy and of the increasing interface between human rights and business. They shall foremost possess an in-depth knowledge of the law and practice of the European Convention on Human Rights, familiarize themselves with the various bodies of the Council of Europe dealing with human rights protection, and de |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
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N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Seminar |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Seminar |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Seminar |
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