EVSBPMPR International Law

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Danuta Duda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Danuta Duda, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
Timetable
Thu 8:55–9:40 A216
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
EVSBPMPR/01: Thu 9:45–11:20 A216, D. Duda
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P) && ROCNIK(2) && PROGRAM(B_MZO)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 14/16, only registered: 4/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide a comprehensive view of public international law and private international law. Students will become familiar with the subjects of public international law, the international legal status of states, the law of international organizations, international treaties and international disputes within the framework of public international law. Furthermore, they will learn about the subject and sources of private international law, the conflict of laws regulation of family law, inheritance law, property rights and obligations. Students will also know the basics of international trade law and the issues of alternative dispute resolution in international trade.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to define public and private international law, analyze the sources of international law. The student is able to evaluate the specifics of public international law, subjects of public international law, the international status of the population or the law of international organizations. The student is able to list international treaties and international disputes within the framework of public international law. The student is able to think critically about the reception, validity, conclusion, amendment and revision of international treaties or the law of peaceful settlement of international disputes. The student is able to discuss private international law, conflict of laws regulation of inheritance law, conflict of laws regulation of property rights or conflict of laws regulation of obligations. The student is able to analyze private international procedural law, recognition and enforcement of foreign decisions or legal assistance in relations with foreign countries or arbitration proceedings. The student is able to evaluate the law of international trade, international trade organizations, international purchase of goods or Incoterms. The student is able to apply this issue to practical cases.
Syllabus

1. Definition of international law. Division of international law into public international law and private international law. Sources of international law, international treaties, general legal principles, case law. 

2. Fundamentals of public international law. Specifics of public international law. Subjects of public international law (state, international organizations), international legal status of states (state and its elements, origin, extinction and types of states). International legal status of the population, individuals and the protection of human rights. Law of international organizations).

3. International treaties and international disputes under public international law. Definition of international treaties. Specifics, classification, origin, validity, concluding, change and revision of international treaties. Reception of international law. The law of peaceful settlement of international disputes. International responsibility. International crime.

4. Fundamentals of private international law. Private international law, concept, subject, sources. Subjects and legal proceedings. Conflict of law rules of family law. Conflict of law rules of succession. Conflict of laws rules in rem. Conflict of laws rules on obligations.

5. Private international procedural law Jurisdiction of the court in proceedings with an international element. Recognition and enforcement of foreign decisions. Legal assistance in contact with foreigners. Arbitration. Case studies.

6. International business law. Introduction to international trade law. Subjects of international trade. International trade organizations. Regulation of international trade. International purchase of goods. Procedure for concluding a purchase contract. Content of the contract. Rights and obligations of the contracting parties to the purchase contract. Breach of contract, legal consequences, liability for breach of purchase agreement. Incoterms.

7. Dispute resolution in international trade. Alternative methods of dispute resolution. Judicial proceedings. Arbitration. Case studies.
Literature
    required literature
  • MALACKA M. a L. RYŠAVÝ, 2019. Mezinárodní právo soukromé. Praha: Leges, s. 208. ISBN 978-80-7502-358-2.
  • ONDŘEJ J., J. MRÁZEK a O. KUNC, 2018. Základy mezinárodního práva veřejného. Praha: C.H.Beck, s. 288. ISBN 978-80-7400-487-2.
  • POLÁČEK B., 2017. Právo mezinárodního obchodu. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, s. 340. ISBN 978-80-7552-770-7.
    recommended literature
  • DOBIÁŠ P., Z. KUČERA, T. MACH a B. POLÁČEK, 2014. Sbírka příkladů z mezinárodního práva soukromého. Praha: Leges, s. 126. ISBN 978-80-87576-81-6.
  • MICHALIČKOVÁ J. a A. KARPAT, 2018. Případové studie z evropského mezinárodního práva soukromého. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, s. 123. ISBN 978-80-8168-930-7.
  • ROZEHNALOVÁ, N., K. DRLIČKOVÁ, T. KYSELOVSKÁ, J. VALDHANS, 2018. Mezinárodní právo soukromé Evropské unie. 2. vydání. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR, s. 392. ISBN 978-80-7598-123-3.
  • ŠTURMA P. a Č. ČEPELKA, 2018. Mezinárodní právo veřejné. Praha: C.H.Beck, s. 584. ISBN 978-80-7400-721-7.
Teaching methods
Lecture: mass teaching organized frontally, seminars: group teaching, cooperative and collaborative learning, teaching using case studies, group discussion and group problem solving method, work with text
Assessment methods

Grade

written midterm test, written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
Attendance at seminars min. 60 %, presentation of seminar work, continuous test, exam.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2023, summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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