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Lecturer(s)
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Jílek Dalibor, prof. JUDr. CSc.
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Bureš Pavel, JUDr. Ph.D.
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Faix Martin, JUDr. Ph.D.
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Svaček Ondřej, doc. JUDr. LL.M. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Specifics of interpretation of individual sources of international law 2) Interpretation methods (grammatical, systematic, teleological, historical, evolutive and effective interpretation 3) Interpretation of international law by international tribunals (with focus on the judicial activism) 4) Sociological aspects of interpretation (the role and relevance of the so-called interpretive communities)
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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 course is focused on doctrinal questions related to the interpretation of the sources of public international law. Classes will have form of interactive lectures with small group of students in the format: reading preparation - lecture - problem identification - discussion. The aim of the course is to advance skills of students in legal argumentation in a discipline which is common within the whole system of international law - an interpretation.
to advance skills of students in legal argumentation in a discipline which is common within the whole system of international law - an interpretation.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
80% attendance at lectures
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Recommended literature
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BESSON, S., D'ASPREMONT, J. (2017). The Oxford Handbook on Sources of International Law. Oxford.
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BIANCHI, A. et al. (2015). Interpretation in International Law. Oxford.
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DÖRR, O. (2012). Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. A Commentary. Springer.
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GARDINER, R. (2015). Treaty Interpretation. Oxford.
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ORAKHELASHVILI, A. (2008). The Interpretation of Acts and Rules in Public International Law. Oxford.
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VENZKE, I. (2012). How Interpretation Makes International Law: On Semantic Change and Normative Twists. Oxford.
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