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KMP / MPT
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KMP
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MPT
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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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International Criminal Law
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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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13 / -
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2 / -
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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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10
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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 |
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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:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of the history and fundamentals of international criminal law and its content. It will be focused on the critical analysis of theoretical, procedural and substantive issues pertaining to application of international criminal law in the present world.
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Requirements on student
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Oral exam
The attention of the course is given to discussions over actual developments in the area of international criminal law. Therefore, active participation of students in tutorials will be required. This may also include individual preparation of students, such as providing short annotations of judgments which will subsequently be discusses within the course.
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Content
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1. The notion of international criminal law
2. Historical development of international criminal law I: Nurnberg principles
3. Historical development of international criminal law II: ad hoc and hybrid tribunals
4. International Criminal Law (substance) I: basic principles and forms of criminal responsibility, elements of crimes under international law (actus reus, mens rea)
5. International Criminal Law (substance) II: elements of crimes under international law (genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, aggression)
6. International Criminal Law (procedure): basic principles, proceedings before the International Criminal Court
7. Concept of jurisdiction (prescriptive, adjudicative, executive), principles of territoriality, personality (active and passive), and universality
8. Legal impediments (immunity, prescription, amnesty)
9. Relation between international and domestic courts (primacy, complementarity, cooperation, arrest, surrender)
10. Actual Cases before the International Criminal Court
11. Case law of the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice (concurrence and complementarity)
12. Case law of the International Criminal Court and the European Court of Human Rights (concurrence and complementarity)
13. International criminal law and the national legal system of the Czech Republic
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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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Recommended:
Cassese, A., Gaeta, P. International Criminal Law. Oxford, 2013.
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Recommended:
Bassiouni, Ch. International Criminal Law.. Nijhoff, Leiden, 2013.
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Recommended:
Šturma, Pavel; Klener, Pavel. Mezinárodní trestní soud a stíhání zločinců podle mezinárodního práva. Praha : Univerzita Karlova, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0305-5.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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26
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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52
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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: |
Good command of English or French is also required in order to understand relevant judgements of international courts and tribunals. |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
Studenti by pro zapsání předmětu měli mít absolvovanou výuku mezinárodního práva veřejného, a to v rozsahu alespoň jednoho semestru tak, aby se orientovali v základních pojmech mezinárodního práva a jeho struktuře. |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
The course should enable students to understand the mechanism of international criminal law and its key concepts. It should make students aware of important legal issues and current challenges pertaining to contemporary international criminal law. |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
Úspěšní absolventi předmětu budou schopni aplikovat základní koncepty mezinárodního práva trestního v mezinárodním i vnitrostátním kontextu, prohloubí si schopnost studovat a rozumět rozsudkům mezinárodních soudů a tribunálů a budou vybaveni nástroji nezbytnými pro kritickou reflexi aktuálních problémů týkajících se dané právní oblasti. |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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