Human Rights Protection in Law of Execution And Non-Litigating Procedure
Course type
Study programme and level
Language
slovenščina
Lectures | Seminar | Tutorial | Druge oblike študija | Individual Work | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | 20 | 50 | 4 |
Study programme and level | Study field | Academic year | Semester |
Postgraduate Master’s Study Programme Civil and Commercial Law |
Course Type
Obligatory
Lectures | Seminar | Tutorial | Laboratory work | Field work | Individ. work | ECTS | |
35 | / | 25 | / | / | 65 | 4 |
Lecturer
Izr. prof. dr. Jernej Letnar Černič
Language
English
Prerequisites
Knowledge of civil law on the first degree of law study is requested.
Content (Syllabus outline)
The concept, origins and sources of law of execution and non-litigating procedure
The fundamental principles of law of execution and non-litigating procedure
Substantive and procedural protection of human rights
The nature and extent of the right to fair trial in law of execution and non-litigating procedure
Normative nomotechnic framework in law of execution and non-litigating procedure
Similarities and differences between non-litigating and litigating procedure
The right to seek redress in law of execution and non-litigating procedure
Types of non-litigious proceedings
Legal nature of the law of execution
Jurisprudence of Slovenian and foreign courts
Study Literature
Aleš Galič, Betetto: Evropsko civilno procesno pravo, GV, Ljubljana, 2011;
Vesna Rijavec: Civilno izvršilno pravo, GV, Ljubljana, 2003
Vesna Rijavec, Nepravdno pravo, zbornik referatov, Pravna fakulteta Univerze v Mariboru, Maribor 2001
Philip Alston, Ryan Goodman, Henry J. Steiner, International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals, OUP, 2008.
Manfred Nowak, Introduction to the International Human Rights Regime, (Martinus Nijhof, 2003)
Christian Tomschut, Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism (OUP, 2003)
Doona Gomien, Kratek vodič po Evropski konvenciji o človekovih pravicah, Svet Evrope, 2009.
Matej Avbelj (ur.) : Izzivi moderne države, FDŠ, 2012.
David Harris, Michael O’Boyle, Ed Bates, Carla Buckley, Law of the European Convention on Human Rights, OUP, 2009.
Gudmundor Alfredsson, Jonas Grimhelden, Bertram G. Ramcharan and Alfred de Zayas, International Human Rights Monitoring Mechanisms, (Martinus Nijhoff, 2001)
Rhona K.M. Smith, Human Rights, (OUP, 2005),
Lovro Šturm: Omejitev oblasti. Ljubljana: Nova revija, 1998.
Lovro Šturm (ur.): Komentar Ustave Republike Slovenije. FDŠ, 2002 ter 2011
Objectives and competences
The course »human rights protection in law of execution and non-litigating procedure« addresses both substantive and procedural protection of individual rights in law of execution and non-litigating procedure. Special attention is given to the definition of the subject area of different non-litigating procedure, which are considered from general protection of human rights, as well as in terms of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The course primarily deals with sources and fundamental principles of law of execution and non-litigating procedure. Based on the case law and foreign courts, this course aims to illuminate specific cases from national legal orders of European countries. This course examines substantive issues relating to judicial protection of human rights of individuals in law of execution and non-litigating procedure« addresses. This course examines also similarities and differences between non-litigating and litigating procedure, whereas conclusion examines protection of rights in law of execution.
Intended learning outcomes
Student / student:
– introducing students to the concept of law of execution and non-litigating procedure, and to its basic parts.
– Acquiring the fundamental knowledge of substantive and procedural aspects of international and regional protection of human rights
– aims to develop the students’ interest in, and knowledge of, law of execution and non-litigating procedure;
– developing a critical understanding of the law of execution and non-litigating procedure from the perspective of protection of human rights
– assessing, in combination with other subjects, newer developments in the law of execution and non-litigating procedure, particularly from
human rights protection perspective
– being able to appropriately place the law of execution and non-litigating procedure in the European context
– being able to the critical judge, analyse and interpret events and policies related to human rights protection in the law of execution and non-litigating procedure
– knowing and employing basic methodological approaches to law of execution and non-litigating procedure
Learning and teaching methods
Assessment
Examination
Lecturer’s references
Jernej Letnar Černič is Assistant Professor of Human Rights Law at the School of Government and European Studies (Kranj, Slovenia). He graduated from the University of Ljubljana with the France Prešeren award. He completed his Ph.D. in Law at the School of Law, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Jernej has worked at the European Ombudsman’s Office, the Superior Court of the Republic of Slovenia, the Law Institute in Ljubljana, the International Criminal Court, and has taught at the University of Aberdeen, University of Lund, New York University and European University Institute. He is a member of the International Human Rights Committee and Feminism and International Law Committee of the International Law Association and of the Institut International des Droits de l’Homme.
Selected bibliografical units
Selected references (full list available at SICRIS) :
LETNAR ČERNIČ, Jernej. Corporate obligations under the human right to water. Denver j. int. law policy, spring 2011, vol. 39, no. 2, [p.] 303-345
TOEBES, Brigit C. A., LETNAR ČERNIČ, Jernej. Corporate human rights obligations under economic, social, and cultural rights. V: ADDICOTT, Jeffrey F. (ur.), BHUIYAN, Jahid Hossain (ur.), CHOWDHURY, Tareq M. R. (ur.). Globalization, international law, and human rights. Oxford: Oxford University Press, cop. 2012, str. 1-33.
LETNAR ČERNIČ, Jernej. Obligaciones de las empresas en el marco del derecho humano al agua. V: OLMOS GIUPPONI, María Belén (ur.). Medio ambiente, cambio climático y derechos humanos, (Justicia en griego). Medellín: DIKE. Biblioteca Jurídica, 2011, str. 117-136.
LETNAR ČERNIČ, Jernej. Human rights law and business : corporate responsibility for fundamental human rights. Groningen: Europa Law Publishing, 2010. XVIII, 328 str. ISBN 978-90-8952-081-4.
LETNAR ČERNIČ, Jernej. Corporate human rights obligations under stabilization clauses. Ger. law j., 2010, vol. 11, no. 2, str. 210-229
HERIK, Larissa J., LETNAR ČERNIČ, Jernej. Regulating corporations under international law : from human rights to international criminal law and back again. Journal of international criminal justice, jul. 2010, vol. 8, no. 3, str. 725-743
LETNAR ČERNIČ, Jernej. Global witness v. Afrimex LTD.: decision applying OECD guidelines on corporate responsibility for human rights. Insights