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Comparative Law of Religion - HV3728

Title:	Comparative Law of Religion
Guaranteed by:	Department of Legal History (22-KPD)
Faculty:	Faculty of Law
Actual:	from 2022
Semester:	winter
Points:	0
E-Credits:	3
Examination process:	winter s.:
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:0/9, colloquium [HS]
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:
Note:	course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment

Guarantor:	prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wieshaider
Teacher(s):	prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wieshaider

Examination dates WS schedule Noticeboard

Annotation -

This course focuses on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, dealing with issues of religious freedom.
Three videokonference sessions are scheduled for the following Mondays: 15 Nov, 6 Dec, 12 Dec 2020 afternoon. The registered students will receive the link to the videoconference via email. Alternatively an intensive week between 6 Dec and 9 Dec will be offered. The type of the class will be finalised only until the end of October due to the changing pandemic conditions.
Law Students from Charles University will be joined by law students from the University of Vienna.
Maximum number of students from Charles University: 20, minimum number of students from Charles University: 5.

Last update: Wieshaider Wolfgang, prof. Dr. (18.10.2021)

Course completion requirements

Attendance of ¾ of the sessions and writing of a short essay.

Last update: Wieshaider Wolfgang, prof. Dr. (02.11.2020)

Literature -

Recommended:

DOE, Norman. Law and Religion in Europe: A Comparative Introduction. Oxford. 2011. 978-0-19-960400-5.
EMILIANIDES, Achilles (ed.). Religious Freedom in the European Union: The Application of the European Convention on Human Rights. Leuven. 2011. 978-90-429-2083-5.
GRABENWARTER, Christoph (ed.). European Convention of Human Rights: Commentary. München. 2014. 978-3-406-60321-1.

Last update: Wieshaider Wolfgang, prof. Dr. (03.09.2018)

Requirements to the exam -

Students will write a short essay giving their legal opinion on a judgement issued by the ECtHR.

Last update: Wieshaider Wolfgang, prof. Dr. (02.11.2020)

Syllabus -

The following issues will be discussed in detail:

registration of religious communities
construction of sacred buildings
religious holidays
religious symbols
religiously motivated garb

Last update: Wieshaider Wolfgang, prof. Dr. (02.11.2020)

Learning resources - Czech

1. DOE, Norman. Law and Religion in Europe: A Comparative Introduction. Oxford. 2011. 978-0-19-960400-5.

2. EMILIANIDES, Achilles (ed.). Religious Freedom in the European Union: The Application of the European Convention on Human Rights. Leuven. 2011. 978-90-429-2083-5.

3. GRABENWARTER, Christoph (ed.). European Convention of Human Rights: Commentary. München. 2014. 978-3-406-60321-1.

Last update: Sojka Miroslav, Mgr. (12.09.2022)