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The goals of the course are to give students the knowledge and skills necessary for study of PIL and its selected branches, such as the Human Rights Law. The students should be able to read, understand and interpret, where appropriate, the most important legal documents, such as the UN Charter, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and some human rights instruments. The students should also be able to analyse, formulate and present a plausible legal argument.
The course intends to provide the participants with basic knowledge concerning the theory and practice of public international law, including its sources, subjects, position of individuals, human rights, international responsibility of States, enforcement (sanctions) and international disputes settlement. Particular attention will be given to the Czech position in the international community and to the interaction between the Czech legal system and international law. Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (13.05.2025)
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1. attendance at lectures min. 65% 2. activity (discussion) 3. written exam (multiple choice + open questions) in 1 hour Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (13.05.2025)
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The subject covers following topics: 1) Introduction to the course. a. Basic concepts b. Specific features of International Law 2) Relationship between national and International law. a. General approach b. The practice of the Czech Republic. 3) Sources of International Law. Primary and subsidiary sources. a. Treaties. b. Customary international law. Codification c. Other sources 4) Subjects of International Law a. States. b. International organizations c. Other subjects and actors 5) Individuals in International Law a. Categories of inhabitants. Nationality b. Foreigners, regimes of treatment, diplomatic protection c. Protection of refugees and IDPs. 6) International protection of human rights and the Czech Republic a. Concept and theories of Human Rights b. Universal protection of HR c. European protection of HR 7) International humanitarian law a. Armed conflicts and legal regulation b. Sources of IHL c. The Hague law and Geneva law 8) International criminal law a. Crimes under international law b. The International Criminal Court 9) International responsibility a. Internationally wronful act of a State and its elements b. Content of the international responsibility c. Implementation of the international responsibility 10) International disputes settlement a. Principle of peaceful settlement of disputes b. Means of international disputes settlement c. International Court of Justice 11) The use of force under International Law a. Ius ad (contra) bellum b. System of collective security c. Self-defence 12) International economic law. a. The WTO and other institutions b. Investment protection. Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (28.08.2025)
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Basic literature: 1. ŠTURMA, P., BÍLKOVÁ, V. Introduction to Public International Law in the Czech Legal Context (scriptum/reader). CU law Faculty, 2019 2. EVANS, M.D. (ed.), International Law. Oxford University press, 2003 3. GEISTLINGER, M. & KONJECIC, E. (eds.). Public International Law at Central European Universities. Casebook, Karolinum, Praha, 2000 4. ŠTURMA, P. (ed.). Implementation of Human Rights and International Control Mechanism, PF UK, Praha, 1999 Other literature: 1. Šturma, P., Lipovský, M. (eds.), 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, rw&w Science & New Media Passau-Berlin-Prague, 2019 2. Šturma, P., State responsibility and individual criminal responsibility for the crime of genocide in: Šturma, P., Lipovský, M. (eds.), The Crime of Genocide Now and Then. Evolution of a Crime, Leiden: Brill (2021) Basic legislation (always in wording in force and effect as on the date of examination): 1. Charter of the United Nations (1945) 2. Statute of the International Court of Justice 3. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Other legal regulations (always in wording in force and effect as on the date of examination): 1. Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts (2001) 2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) 3. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998) Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (28.08.2025)
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