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International Law and Human Rights

International Law and Human Rights. Content. who we are? what (not) to do to survive ? why we are here ? where are we ? how to enjoy it ?. WIFI at MU. http://eduroam.muni.cz/doku.php?id=en:uvod. Local Emergency Resources.

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International Law and Human Rights

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  1. International Law and Human Rights

  2. Content • whowe are? • what (not) to do to survive? • whywe are here? • where are we? • how to enjoyit?

  3. WIFI at MU • http://eduroam.muni.cz/doku.php?id=en:uvod

  4. Local Emergency Resources How to dial police/ fire department and emergency services? • Fire: 150 • Ambulance: 155 • Police: 158 • European Emergency Services: 112

  5. How to make a call a) toan Australian number b) toa Czech number http://www.vodafone.cz

  6. (pay) Phones and how to use them Thenumberofpay phones isreducing, but theystillexist • card-operated • coin-operated (Koruna and Euro coins can be used) • combined (i.e. card and coin-operated) • How to make calls • Pick up the receiver of a public payphone • Insert the card or coins • Dial the number - to make corrections press (C) • Make your call • Hang up • Pull out your card

  7. How to Purchase a Sim card • http://www.vodafone.cz/en/international/prepaid.htm • 200 CZK for a sim card • Passport might be required • roaming service – needed for trips abroad • You are not being charged for any incoming messages or calls unless abroad

  8. Safety and security • Generally low rate of crime in Czech Republic • Main problem: Street crime –particularly pick-pocketing and occasional mugging • Violent crime (still relatively infrequent), are becoming more common in Prague • Don’t take open drinks at bars or clubs • Be careful while riding trains, trams or metro, where most crime occurs • Keep a copy of your passport in a safe place separate from the passport itself!!! (you may come to my office to get your passport copied)

  9. Emergency facility Medical Service tel.: 545 538 538 Address: Ponávka 6, Brno Medical Service – Dentist tel.: 543 183 459 Address: Pekařská 53, Brno Mon–Fri:3:30p.m. –7p.m., Sat-Sun nonstop EmergencyPharmacy/Chemist’s tel.: 542212110 Address: Kobližná 7

  10. Medical Care • In case of emergency or an accident use any hospital or health clinic. • If your medical problem is not an emergency, speak to me or the program assistant – Brno has several clinics that cater to English-speaking clients that can provide a network of services from basic examination to accompanying a patient to the hospital. Please note, that these are usually commercial operations that may charge a high fee. • If you need a general practitioneror dentist, you can go to one of the following health centres: General PractitionerMUDr. OtokarAch-HübnerMendlovo nám. 17 (3rd floor) Tel: 543233137 http://hubner.unas.cz Dental CareMUDr. Filip Georges Hlinky 112a Tel: +420 545 213 959 www.diente.cz

  11. Local Pharmacy note: Non-prescription drugs and medicines are sold only in pharmacies. The nearest pharmacy to the residence: Kounicova 67 Opening hours: Monday: 8:00 - 18:00 Tuesday: 8:00 - 18:00 Wednesday: 8:00 - 18:00 Thursday: 8:00 - 18:00 Friday: 8:00 -18:00 Saturday – Sunday: closed how to recognize a pharmacy?

  12. Course schedule • Week 1 • Intro lecture – Pavel Molek • Levels of protection: Who is protecting our human rights? – Pavel Molek • Constitutional Courts and their roles in protecting Human Rights– Ladislav Vyhnanek • Basic Principles: Human Dignity – Ladislav Vyhnanek • Week 2 • Freedom of Expression versus Hate Speech I-IV – Kateřina Uhlířová • Week 3 • Freedom of expression in ECHR perspective – Pavel Molek • To be or not to be: Right to life – Pavel Molek • Equality and Discrimination – Ladislav Vyhnanek • Social Rights – Ladislav Vyhnanek

  13. Readers • The texts (and other “important stuff”) are available here: http://www.rect.muni.cz/summerschool/Study_Materials_ZS.php • The books about CE culture, history and politics available at the libraries or at OIS

  14. Tests and course evaluation • Final Test 45% • Essay45% • In-class participation 10 % • Late penalty: 2% will be deducted per day for late work • The threshold to pass is 55 points of 100 possible. • The grade scale is as follows: A 82-100, B 75-81, C 68-74, D 61-67, E 55-60, F 0-54.

  15. Deadlines: • Test:3 February • Approx. 9-10 open questions (computer based) • Max. 90 minutes • Essay:27February • 2,000 words on one of the given topics • Final marks due:by 30March All pieces of work have to be sent or CC to Martin Glogar: glogar@czs.muni.cz

  16. Important notes • The classes start at 9.15 a.m. and end at 12.30 a.m. – you need to show up on time! • All classes will take place at this room (#038). • You may not missany single class or a site visitwithout an official/documented excuse, such as a medical note.

  17. Site Visits and events in Brno • 18 Jan: Constitutional Court • 23 Jan: workshop: Strategies for Human Right Protection • 24 Jan: Supreme Administrative Court • 25 Jan: Debate and meeting with local law students • 31 Jan: Ombudsman Office

  18. Site visits outside Brno • Prague: 21 Jan (return to Brno on 23 Jan) • Workshop: Access to Legal Aid, Human Rights and Technologies , Roma Rights (various Czech NGOs) • Budapest: 27 Jan (return to Brno on 29 Jan) • European Roma Rights Centre • Open Society Institute • Vienna: 3 Feb (return to Brno on 4 Feb) • United Nations

  19. Major field trips • Prague • Budapest • Vienna

  20. Libraries • University Library(catalogue:http://aleph.muni.cz/F) • Faculty of Law Mo-Fr: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; study room open till 8 p.m. • Faculty of Arts Mo-Fr:9 a.m. – 5p.m .; study room open till 8 p.m. • Faculty of Social Studies Mo-Fr: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sat: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.; study roomopensat 9 a.m. and closesat 8 p.m. on Mo-Th, at 5 p.m. on Fr and at 3 p.m. on Sat 2.Moravian Library Monday to Friday: 8.30 am – 10 pm, Saturday 9 am – 4.30 pm

  21. Computers labs at MU • The main computer centre of MU – University Computer Centre (UCC) – is located at the Faculty of Medicine (Komenského nám. 2). Opened 24/7. • Faculty of Law – Ground floor: Open Mo-Fr from 7am till 8pm • Faculty of Social Studies: open as the study room • Faculty of Arts – Library: open as the study room • For more information check the User Guide http://www.muni.cz/ics/services/ups/

  22. Internet in the residence • To have an access to the internet in your room, you need: • Laptop • Cable • Secondary password and login (MU IS access details) • http://www.skm.muni.cz/sks.php?akce=20&lang=en • https://idp2.ics.muni.cz/idp/login_en.jsp • Detailed set up guide: http://www.pks.muni.cz/guidePKS.pdf • Information on WIFI connection at university: http://www.muni.cz/ics/services/wifi

  23. Brno public transport • Consists of trams, city buses and trolley buses • The residence stop: “Klusáčková“ – tram 12 and 13 (in directions “Technologický park”) from “Česká” or “Hlavní nádraží” stop • During nights: Take bus #93 (in direction “Kolejní”) or #99 (in direction “Komín, sídliště”). Buses leave every 30 - 60 minutes from “Hlavní nádraží” • Month pass: Have the pass at hands any time you board the bus, tram, trolley bus – random checks are carried out on regular basis • One use ticket • 15-minut transferable: 20 CZK • 60-minut transferable: 25 CZK • Brno public transport map is available here: http://brno.planydopravy.cz/ • Looking for connection is available here: http://idos.cz

  24. How to validate the ticket LEGEND TO PICTUREA ... ticket number B ... type of ticket C ... time validity of ticket D ... zone validity of ticketE ... how tickets are used F ... price G ... print for marking: 1 ... symbol of carrier 2 ... vehicle number 3 ... line 4 ... zone 5 ... date of punching (day, month and the two last digits of year) 6 ... time of punching (h:min)

  25. Taxi • No standard price for taxi services, but drivers are required to display their prices, usually on the door. • A reasonable price is CZK 25 per km. • A drive from both Hlavní nádraží (the Main Railway Station) and Grand bus station to Kounicova Halls of Residence should cost approximately CZK100. • Don’t use taxi in Prague! You might get substantially overcharged there!

  26. Money and Banking • Bank opening hours are generally 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and some on Saturday mornings. • 24-hour ATM cash machines available everwhere. • The best place to exchange money is at the small exchange places (downtown areas) – CE is still experiencing Banking socialism. • Lost Credit Cards · American Express – information at: +420 222 800 111 · Visa – information at: +420 224 125 353 · MasterCard/Eurocard – information at: +420 261 354 650 · Diners Club Czech – hot line: +420 267 197 450

  27. Cost of Living • Lunch/dinner at university cafeteria 30-70 CZK • A “denní menu” lunch 65-100 CZK • Pizza in a pizzeria from 50-100 CZK • Restaurant meal 110-300 CZK • Beer at a pub around 20-35 CZK • Dairy products 10 - 30 CZK • A loaf of bread 20-30 CZK • 1 kg of meat (chicken) from 100 CZK • 1 kg of apples 15 - 30 CZK • 1.5 l of mineral water around 15 CZK • Cinema ticket 70-150 CZK • Theatre ticket 70-500 CZK • Museum admission from 40 CZK • Swimming pool / hour from 60 CZK • Bike rental / day 200 - 500 CZK

  28. Budgeting • Eat at the university cafeterias (http://www.skm.muni.cz/stravovani.php?akce=1&lang=en) • Take an advantage of “polední menu“ • Use public transport (with a student tram pass) or walk • Use the itineraries for the city visits • Where to eat • What tickets to buy • What to see • Present your student cards (preferably ISIC) • Spend your money in Brno • Drink beer… • Be happy to be Australian: http://www.cnb.cz/en/financial_markets/foreign_exchange_market/exchange_rate_fixing/charts_form_js.jsp?c=AUD

  29. Catering • Masaryk University catering facilities • Law Faculty cafeteria (“Menza”), Mo-Fr: 8am-7pm • Kounicova residence “Pizza Nostra”, Mo-Fr: 9.30 am-8 pm, Sa-Su: 10.30 am-5pm • Cafeteria at the Rectorate (close to the Ceska stop) • … • Dining • Lunches – soup, main dish • dinners • Pizzas • Dinning Cards

  30. Accommodation • Services & Facilities • eletric appliences • bed sheets • washing machines, laundry (alternatively you can do your laundry at theClubwash – http://www.verybusy.cz/) • internet • Respect for others! • nighttime • parties • smoking • pets

  31. What to do in Brno? • Sightseeing • Špilberk Castle http://www.spilberk.cz/?lang=en • Stare Brno Augustinian Abbey http://www.opatbrno.cz/opat_hist_en.htm • Villa Tugendhat http://www.tugendhat-villa.cz/ • Mendel’s Museum http://www.mendelmuseum.muni.cz/en/ • Moravian Gallery http://www.moravska-galerie.cz/en/ • Moravian Museum http://www.mzm.cz/Default-en.htm • Cultural life • National Theater (ballet, opera) http://www.ndbrno.cz/en/ • Brno Philharmonic – http://www.filharmonie-brno.cz/en/ • Clubs, concerts • Sport events • HC Kometa Brno http://www.hc-kometa.cz/, available games: 24 Jan (Tu), 31 Jan (Tu), 5 Feb (Su) • Other things to do • Brno ZOO http://www.zoobrno.cz/en/

  32. Need to swim/skate? • www.kravihora-brno.cz, 40 CZK, no skate rent • Nové sady, 50 CZK, no skate rent • Vodova, 50 CZK, no skate rent • Za Lužánkami, 50 CZK (+ 50 CZK skate rent) • Olympia,50 CZK (+ 30 CZK skate rent) • Brno lake (“Prýgl”)

  33. This week’s events • Monday • 12.30 pm:opening lecture • Tuesday • 9.15 am: lecture • 1.30 pm: Tour of Brno (meeting point – lobby of the Residence) • Wednesday • 9.15 am: lecture • 6.30 pm: Movie Night at the Clubwash (meeting point – lobby of the Residence) – the Kolja • Thursday • 9.15 am: lecture • 2 pm: Site visit to the Constitutional Court • 4 pm: Optional tour of the exhibition “Images of the Mind” • Friday • Trip to Prague and the workshop • Departure from the residence: 8.00 am (TBC), from the station at 8.40 am

  34. Traveling in the Czech Republic • Outstanding sights within short distance of Brno (8 out of 12 UNESCO world heritage sites in the CR are less than 100 kms away).

  35. Traveling in Europe • Easy and cheap access to other European countries (Barcelona, London, Dubrovnik, Berlin, Warsaw…)

  36. Some Useful Websites – Brno • • Brno Philharmonic – http://www.filharmonie-brno.cz/en/ • • Brno Transit website – http://www.dpmb.cz/default.aspx • • Brno website – www.brno.cz • • Brno Cultural Centre – www.kultura-brno.cz • • Brno cultural and social tips – http://www.cliche-brunn.cz/en/ • • Brno Touristic Centre – http://www.ticbrno.cz/uvod.aspx?lang=en-US • • Daily Guide to Brno for smart people – http://brnonow.com • • Moravian Museum – http://www.mzm.cz/en/home/ • • National Theatre Brno – www.ndbrno.cz – The plays are usually in Czech, but you can already now see what operas and / or ballets (where language is not important) will be performed during your stay in Brno. • • Moravian Gallery – http://www.moravska-galerie.cz/?lang=en • • Brno ZOO – www.zoobrno.cz/en • • Villa Tugendhat – http://www.tugendhat.eu/en/ • • Špilberk Castle www.spilberk.cz/?lang=en • • Stare Brno Augustinian Abbey www.opatbrno.cz/opat_hist_en.htm • • Mendel’s Museum http://www.mendelmuseum.muni.cz/en • • Virtual Brno (online tours) – www.south-moravia.info/virtual-tours/?id=255 • • Brno at at Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brno • • Brno at at Wikitravel – http://wikitravel.org/en/Brno

  37. Some Useful Websites – Prague, Budapest, Vienna • Czech Republic Tourism – www.czechtourism.com • Czech Republic website – www.czech.cz • European Travel Commission – www.visiteurope.com/home.aspx • Trains and Buses - http://idos.cz/ • Czech Weather Forecast - www.chmu.cz • The Prague Post – www.praguepost.com • Internet news on the Czech Republic – http://www.ceskapozice.cz/en • Czech Republic at Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic • Prague website – http://www.praha.eu/ • Vienna website – http://www.vienna.info/ • Austrian Tourism – www.austria.info • United Nations Office in Vienna – http://www.unvienna.org/ • Vienna State Opera – http://www.staatsoper.at/Content.Node2/intro.php

  38. Useful Tips • Email tip: Make sure you receive my emails • PC tip: Note the difference between Czech and English keyboards: (Y - Z), numbers, signs (use ALT+SHIFT to change the language of the keyboard)! • OIS tip: Read the Introductory Guide, instructions & e-mails carefully! • Start tip: Remeber the beginning may be difficult, but we are all here to help you! • Final tip: ENJOY YOUR STAY in BRNO and in CE!  • And few more after the final…

  39. … Beer tips: • Beer head is fine, not filling up your glass properly not! • Avoid clinking while drinking beer with Hungarians • Drink responsibly!

  40. Whom to contact and How? Office forInternational Studies(Komenskéhonám. 2) Martin Glogar: glogar@czs.muni.cz, +420 777 128 309 Richard Turcsányi (Ricky): rturcsanyi@gmail.com +420 608 768 413 Silvie Doubravská: doubravska@czs.muni.cz, +420 777 128 340

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