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KMP / ABHR
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KMP
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ABHR
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Business and Human Rights
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
4
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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1 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
Yes
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The aim of this course is to engage students with the topic of business and human rights and to allow students to acquire knowledge of the links between business practices and human rights, including corporate social responsibility. This course aims to develop the student's ability to assess the impact of human rights on corporate behaviour and to analyse business conduct in light of human rights law. The students will explore the relevance of human rights to business, the impact of business on human rights, State obligations, or the responsibility of business entities to respect human rights, including the extent to which multinational corporations have human rights responsibilities. The students will acquaint themselves with international and national legal instruments, recent legislative and policy developments, and relevant international and national jurisprudence in this field.
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Requirements on student
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seminary work, case presentation, active participation, oral exam
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Content
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1.Introduction to business and human rights (interrelationship between human rights and business, multinational corporations) 2.Regulation of the conduct of multinational corporations: international law, EU law, national law 3.The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 4.The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 5.The State duty to protect human rights in relation to corporations 6.The European Convention on Human Rights and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on the State duty to protect human rights against human rights abuses by business enterprises 7.The corporate responsibility to respect human rights 8.Accountability of corporations for human rights abuses, examples of national liability regimes 9.Access to remedy by victims of corporate abuses 10.Practical cases - environmental and climate change litigation before international and national courts 11.International investment law and human rights
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Peter T. Muchlinski. Advanced Introduction to Business and Human Rights (Elgar Advanced Introductions series). Edwar Elgar Publishing, 2022.
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Basic:
Florian Wettstein. Business and Human Rights: Ethical, Legal, and Managerial Perspectives. Cambridge University Press, 2022.
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Basic:
Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Justine Nolan (eds. Business and Human Rights; From principles to Practice. Routledge, 2016.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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26
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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15
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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64
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Total
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105
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
This course will be taught in English. The student is therefore expected to have a sufficient command of the English language and legal English terminology so as to be able to follow this course and to read, understand and orientate oneself in English-language texts relating to the subject matter.
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Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
Signing up for this course requires at least basic knowledge of international human rights law. |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
On successful completion of this course, the student will:
- be aware of the responsibility and role of businesses with regard to human rights
- understand legal, economic, political and sociological issues that arise with respect to the obligations of businesses with respect to human rights
- be familiar with the international and domestic efforts at enforcing accountability of business for actions contrary to human rights
- be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of avenues for addressing corporate human rights abuses
- be able to analyse and interpret relevant legal instruments, and identify key legal principles and issues
- be able to conduct research focused on this subject area and will be familiar with the major literature and relevant legal instruments
- be able to discuss on these issues and present reasoned arguments
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Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
On successful completion of this course, the student will:
- be aware of the responsibility and role of businesses with regard to human rights
- understand legal, economic, political and sociological issues that arise with respect to the obligations of businesses with respect to human rights
- be familiar with the international and domestic efforts at enforcing accountability of business for actions contrary to human rights
- be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of avenues for addressing corporate human rights abuses
- be able to analyse and interpret relevant legal instruments, and identify key legal principles and issues
- be able to conduct research focused on this subject area and will be familiar with the major literature and relevant legal instruments
- be able to discuss on these issues and present reasoned arguments
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Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Exam - excellent, very good, good, fail |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam (Full-time form of study) |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Exam - excellent, very good, good, fail |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
seminar tuition |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
seminar tuition |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
seminar tuition |
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