International Human Rights in Czech Legal Education
International Human Rights in Czech Legal Education
Author(s): Petr Kilian, Ivo Pospíšil, Hubert SmekalSubject(s): Education, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci_1
Keywords: Human rights; legal education; Czech Republic; the European Convention on Human Rights; the European Court of Human Rights; international law; constitutional law; clinics; moot courts;
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents novel data on international human rights in the Czech legal education. The importance of international human rights treaties and case-law of human rights bodies in the domestic practice gradually increases, therefore the students of Czech law schools should be familiar with the grounds of the sub-discipline, especially with the interpretative techniques used by international human rights bodies. The paper categorizes the approaches which the Czech law faculties employ as regards educating students in international human rights field and evaluates advantages and disadvantages of the approaches implemented by individual law schools. Finally, the paper identifies weak spots in Czech legal curricula and proposes some ideas for improvement.
Journal: International and Comparative Law Review
- Issue Year: 16/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 87-98
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
