Course: Human Rights Protection within the European Union

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Course title Human Rights Protection within the European Union
Course code MEP/NEUO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šišková Naděžda, doc. et doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Hamuľák Ondrej, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Bureš Pavel, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lecture Topics: Notion and attributes of the human rights Evolution of human rights protection within the EC/EU Sources of human rights law in the EC/EU law Development of the fundamental rights doctriny in the case law of ECJ - human rights as general principles of law ECJ and ECtHR Case-law Relation between case-law of national courts and ECJ in the field of human rights. Charter of fundamental rights of the EU Seminar Topics: Notion and attributes of the human rights Sources of human rights law in the EC/EU law ECJ and ECtHR Case-law

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to deep the students knowledge in the topic of human rights protection within the European union. It is focused on the description of the general position of the EU in this field and on possibilities of the human rights protection by the EU legal tools. It includes the evaluation of the ECJ and ECtHR case law with the special intent on comparison of relations between these two systems.
Students who have completed this course will gain the knowledge about several possibilities of the human rights protection in different protection systems in Europe. They will become familiar with the skills useful for resolution of the future human rights cases in their practice.
Prerequisites
Completion of this course is not conditional upon completion of some other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

It is essential that those students who would like to get the credit must have attendance within the scope set by the seminar teacher and succeed in the written test and oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • Harris, D.J. et al. (2009). Law of the European Convention on Human Rights. OUP.
  • Sudre, F. (1997). Mezinárodní a evropské právo lidských práv. MU, Brno.
  • Svák, J. (2006). Ochrana ĺudských práv (z pohĺadu judikatúry štrasburských orgánov ochrany práv). EuroKodex, Bratislava.
  • Šišková, N. (2008). Dimenze ochrany lidských práv v EU. 2. vydání. Linde, Praha.
  • Šišková, N. (2001). Evropská unijní ochrana lidských práv. Linde, Praha.
  • Šturma, P. (2003). Mezinárodní a evropské kontrolní mechanismy v oblasti lidských práv. C. H. Beck, 2. vydání, Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law (2010) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law (2010) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer