Course: Constitutional Law II. - Fundamental Rights 1

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Course title Constitutional Law II. - Fundamental Rights 1
Course code KUP/NZP1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Kratochvíl Jan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D., LL.M.
  • Bartoň Michal, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Bureš Pavel, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Svaček Ondřej, doc. JUDr. LL.M. Ph.D.
  • Faix Martin, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kopa Martin, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Contents: The relation between the state and the individual, the concept of the right and freedom, basic ideas and historical development, terminology Fundamental rights classification, generational concept Constitutional and international enshrinement of the fundamental rights and freedoms, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the European Charter of Fundamental Rights Restriction of the fundamental rights and freedoms, intervention and violation Principle of proportionality Horizontal functioning of fundamental rights Equality, discrimination Guarantees and protection of fundamental rights and freedoms Authorities of protection of fundamental rights, national and European mechanisms of protection (Constitutional Court, European Court of Human Rights, European Court of Justice) Constitutional complaint Complaint to the European Court of Human Rights

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The subject 'Fundamental Rights' is divided into two terms (I. and II.) and it is focused on the problems of fundamental rights and freedoms. It deals with the relation between the state and individual on the political-science level and also from the viewpoint of national, European and international enshrinement of fundamental rights. The main topics will be the fundamental human rights documents (especially the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms), guarantees and protection of fundamental rights and freedoms (national, international and European mechanisms of rights protection - Constitutional Court, European Court of Human Rights, European Court of Justice; procedural means of protection of fundamental rights - constitutional complaint and complaint to the European Court of Human Rights). Next some human rights institutes will be analyzed (such as restriction of fundamental rights and freedoms, intervention and violation of rights, horizontal operation of law, equality, discrimination). The classes will then go on with the subject called Fundamental Rights II with the analyses of individual rights. The subject innovation has been supported by the project Support of Interdisciplinary studies and Study Programmes Innovations at Palacký University in Olomouc, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0091.
Students who have completed this subject will gain knowledge and skills concerning the basic relations between the state and the individual, the international and national enshrinement and the fundamental human rights institutes.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

In order to get the credit the students have to attend the seminars and complete the tasks assigned by the seminar leader. The student is required to work with the learning objects, which have been created for the concrete subject and are available for authorized students in LMS EDIS.
Recommended literature
  • Bartoň, M. a kol. (2016). Základní práva. Leges.
  • Blahož, J. (2005). Sjednocující se Evropa a lidská a občanská práva. ASPI.
  • Dijk, P. Hoof, F., Rijn, A., Zwaak, L. (2006). Theory and Practice of the European Convention on Human Rights, 4th ed.. Intersentia, Antwerpen - Oxford.
  • Drzemczewski, A. Z. (2004). European Human Rights Convention in Domestic Law. Ofxorf University Press.
  • Janis, M. W., Kay, R. S., Bradley, A. W. (2008). European Human Rights Law. Text and Materials. Third edition. Oxford University Press.
  • Klíma, K. (2005). Komentář k Ústavě a Listině. Plzeň.
  • Letsas, G. (2007). A Theory of Interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights. Oxford University Press.
  • Ovey, C., White, R. (2006). The European Convention on Human Rights, 4th ed.. Oxford University Press.
  • 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.


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 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law (2010X) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer