| Course title | European Social Law |
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| Course code | MEP/MESPR |
| Organizational form of instruction | 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 |
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| Course content |
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Lecture Topics: " The idelological and historical roots of EU social law and its development " EU social policy - topics, methods, instuments " Constitutional dimension of the social rights " The role of social law and social security within the internal market " Social rights and market freedoms " Coordination of national social systems Seminar topics: " Social inclusion and the fight against poverty o EU labour law, EU employment law - the overview o Protection of health and safety of the workers o Participation rights of the workers o Equality between men and women o Social measures for target groups: disability and old age
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The course objectives are to introduce students to the complex issues of so-called Social Law of the European Union. This is a new area of legal theory and practice that has developed steadily as an response to the perpetual deepening of the European economic integration. Building of the internal market, particularly in the context of free movement of persons, required to launch cooperation in the framework of social policy, social security and labor law. Protection of social rights, moreover, thanks to the legally binding force of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU became an important constitutional topic. The course offers students both the theoretical foundations and basic overview of developments and issues in the context of European social law (lectures) and also inside look at the specific tools and practices (focused on the CJEU case-law) in selected issues (seminars).
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| Prerequisites |
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Completion of this course is not conditional upon completion of some other courses.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance
It is essential that those students who would like to get the credit must have an active attendance within the scope set by the seminar teacher and they also must succeed in the written test. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2024) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 5 | Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2024) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2019) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2024) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2019) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Law | Study plan (Version): Law (2019) | Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding | 5 | Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: Summer |