Course: Children´s Rights

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Course title Children´s Rights
Course code KPG/PRD@
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mach Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Čech Tomáš, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic concepts regarding children's rights; the evolution of the child's status in society; the history and development of the struggle for children's rights. Key legal instruments concerning children's rights. Organizations and bodies active in the field of children's rights. The Convention on the Rights of the Child and its content. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - reports on the status and implementation of children's rights in the Czech Republic. Crimes against children - sexual abuse, child pornography, and child prostitution. Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) syndrome. Violations of children's rights - alcoholism and other addictions affecting children and their parents, child labor, child exploitation, slavery, truancy, children in war, and child soldiers. Violations of children's rights - discrimination, intolerance, racial intolerance, xenophobia, and negative attitudes toward individuals perceived as different. Socially harmful behavior toward children - aggression, bullying, and child abuse. Substitute family care as a solution to the violation of children's rights within the family. The role of child social and legal protection authorities. Global issues affecting children; healthcare; the role of UNICEF and WHO in addressing global problems.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 10 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: <LI> navigate the basic concepts and legal mechanisms regarding children's rights, <LI> apply specific legal regulations concerning children's rights to practical examples, <LI> analyze documents addressing children's rights, <LI> characterize the activities of organizations involved in children's rights issues, <LI> define specific forms of socially harmful conduct towards children, including the ability to assess whether such conduct is unlawful.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Full-time study format: work on the topic, preparation for seminars, independent study. Further information regarding the course will be available at the beginning of the semester in which it is scheduled, via the LMS Moodle system. For Individual Study Plans (ISP): minimum 30% class attendance and completion of assigned tasks.
Recommended literature
  • HRUŠÁKOVÁ, Milana a kol. Rodinné právo. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2015..
  • HRUŠÁKOVÁ, Milana. Rodinné právo v aplikační praxi: rozvod, děti, výživné. Praha: C. H. Beck, Edice Právních rozhledů, 2000.
  • KOVAŘÍK, Jiří. Dětská práva, právní povědomí, participace dětí a sociální služby. České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita, 2001..
  • RADVANOVÁ, Senta. Rodina a dítě v novém občanském zákoníku. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2015..
  • Rodina a dítě v novém občanském zákoníku. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2015. Úmluva o právech dítěte.
  • Zákon č. 359/1999 Sb., o sociálně-právní ochraně dětí, ve znění pozdějších předpisů. Zákon č. 359/1999 Sb., o sociálně-právní ochraně dětí, ve znění pozdějších předpisů..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - specialization Prevention of Social Pathological Phenomena (BB21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - specialization Prevention of Social Pathological Phenomena (BB22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - specialization Prevention of Social Pathological Phenomena (BB26) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - specialization Prevention of Social Pathological Phenomena (BB24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - specialization Prevention of Social Pathological Phenomena (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - specialization Prevention of Social Pathological Phenomena (BB25) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter