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International protection of Human Rights - universal and regional standards - HASC5
Anglický název: International protection of Human Rights - universal and regional standards
Zajišťuje: Zahraniční oddělení (22-ZO)
Fakulta: Právnická fakulta
Platnost: od 2024
Semestr: zimní
Body: 0
E-Kredity: 5
Způsob provedení zkoušky: zimní s.:
Rozsah, examinace: zimní s.:1/0, Zk [HT]
4EU+: ne
Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
Kompetence:  
Stav předmětu: vyučován
Jazyk výuky: angličtina
Způsob výuky: prezenční
Úroveň:  
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Garant: prof. Dr. iur. Harald Christian Scheu, Mag. phil., Ph.D.
Vyučující: prof. Dr. iur. Harald Christian Scheu, Mag. phil., Ph.D.
Anotace -
This course examines different aspects of human rights protection. Participants will deal with dateless as well as highly topical human rights issues and study the complexity of different models of protection. The topics will be treated from different perspectives, combining and confronting the points of view of history, anthropology, philosophy, theory of international relations, ethics and law.Special focus will be put upon the protection of human rights as a fundamental component of the current international legal system. The course will introduce students to the development of both universal and regional human rights instruments and mechanisms of protection. Participants of the course will examine the international human rights system in the context of current changes in the structure and organization of international law. Students will explore the functioning of universal and regional human rights mechanisms. The course aims at providing insight into relevant instruments of protection, like e.g. individual
complaints, state reports and fact-finding missions. Students will further study selected case-law developed by the European Court of Human Rights and other international bodies, with a special focus to the practice of the Czech Republic. Czech reality will be reflected from the point of view of crucial legal documents as well as the implementation and application of international standards. Furthermore, moral and philosophical issues linked to Czech experiences will be discussed. By applying an inter-disciplinary approach to the issue of human rights protection the course aims at offering a comprehensive survey of the relevant aspects.
Poslední úprava: Chromá Marta, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (23.10.2019)
Požadavky ke zkoušce - angličtina

Minimum attendance of 70%.

The written exam will be held at the end of the semester (8 closed questions requiring relatively short answers and explanations – no essay), closed book (dictionaries may be used). The questions will be related to the relevant legal instruments of international human rights protection.

Means of communication:

MS Teams

Poslední úprava: Marešová Svatava, Ing. (19.10.2022)
Sylabus - angličtina

Outline of the Course

Lecture 1: Introduction. The sources of international HR Law

Lecture 2: The universal system of protection. Relevant international organizations (UNO, ILO, WHO, etc). The role of HR NGOs

Lecture 3: UN charter-based protection. The role of the GA, SC, ICJ and ECOSOC. The UN HR Council and its special procedures

Lecture 4: UN Treaty-based protection. Relevant HR treaties and control mechanisms

Lecture 5: Case studies. Individual complaint procedure (ICCPR, ICERD, etc.)

Lecture 6: Regional mechanisms of HR protection. Universality and regionalism. Cultural relativism

Lecture 7: European HR organizations (OSCE, and the Council of Europe). Major human rights instruments

Lecture 8: The European Convention of Human Rights. Material and procedural standards. The genesis of the Strasbourg system

Lecture 9: European Court of Human Rights case studies

Lecture 10: The future of the European system: current problems and reforms

Course Goals / Learning Outcomes:

The participants gain a basic orientation in the complex system of international human rights protection. They understand the tasks and functioning of various universal and regional control mechanisms.


Reading List


Mandatory Reading
Christian TOMUSCHAT: Human rights: between idealism and realism, Academy of European law, European University Institut, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003
R. St. J. MACDONALD, F. MATSCHER, H. PETZOLD (eds.): The European System for the Protection of Human Rights, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1993
Michael GEISTLINGER & Erwin KONJECIC: Public International Law at Central European Universities, Karolinum, Prague, 2000
Recommended Literature
David ROBERTSON: A dictionary of human rights, London, 2004
Walter KÄLIN, Lars MÜLLER, Judith WYTTENBACH: The face of human rights, Müller Publishers, Baden, 2004
Andrew CLAPHAM: Human rights obligations of non-state actors, Oxford University Press, 2006
Henry J. STEINER, Philip ALSTON (eds.): International Human Rights in Context, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1996
Sandra FREDMAN (ed.): Discrimination and Human Rights. The Case of Racism, Academy of European Law, European University Institute, Oxford University Press, 2001
René PROVOST: International Human Rights and Humanatarian Law, Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative law, Cambridge University Press, 2002
Gudmundur ALFREDSSON & Asbjorn EIDE: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Common Standard of Achievement, Martinus Nijhoff Publisher, Kluwer Law International, 1999
R. BERNHARDT (ed.): Encyclopedia of Public International Law, Volume I-IV, 1992-2000

Poslední úprava: Marešová Svatava, Ing. (04.01.2023)
 
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