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Lecturer(s)
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Svaček Ondřej, doc. JUDr. LL.M. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Seminar topics: Notion of international criminal law Historical evolution of international criminal law International criminal law - substantive part (general principles, forms of responsibility) International criminal law - substantive part (elements of crimes under international law) Prosecution before domestic courts International criminal law - procedural part International criminal law and law of human rights
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this one semester course is to provide students with knowledge in one of the most progressive discipline of public international law. The focus will be given on the position of international criminal law within the system of public international law, history of international criminal law and current substantive and procedural regulations dealing with practice of international criminal tribunals. Special accent is put on the activity of International Criminal Court and prosecution of crimes under international law before domestic tribunals, which is the impletion of the principle of complementarity.
Students who have completed this course will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to classify crimes under international law, they will orientate themselves in extensive judicial practice of international criminal tribunals and get familiar with international criminal proceedings.
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Prerequisites
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Students who want to complete this course must first successfully complete the Criminal Law 1. Completion of this course is not conditional upon completion of Public International Law 1.
KPT/MTRH1
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar Work
It is essential that those students who would like to get the colloquium must have active attendance and elaborate one chosen topic for presentation in seminar. The topics are consequent: universality principle, principle of complementarity, immunities, superior responsibility, joint criminal enterprise, genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, aggression. Students may elaborate individual topic after agreement with lecturer.
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Recommended literature
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Bassiouni, Ch.M. (2008). International Criminal Law. Nijhoff, Leiden.
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Boas, G. et al. (2008). Elements of Crimes Under International Law. CUP, Cambridge.
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Boas, G. et al. (2007). Forms of Responsibility in International Criminal Law. CUP, Cambridge.
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Cassese, A. (2008). International Criminal Law. 2nd edition.. OUP, Oxford.
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Cryer, R. (2007). An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure. CUP, Cambridge.
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Šturma, P. (2002). Mezinárodní trestní soud a stíhání zločinů podle mezinárodního práva. 1. vydání.. Karolinum, Praha.
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Werle, G. (2005). Principles of International Criminal Law. Asser, Hague.
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Zahar, A. (2008). International Criminal Law: a critical introduction. OUP, Oxford.
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