International Law and Human Rights Content who we

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? 2

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WIFI at MU http: //eduroam. muni. cz/doku. php? id=en: uvod 5

Local Emergency Resources How to dial police/ fire department and emergency services? • Fire: 150 Ambulance: 155 Police: 158 • European Emergency Services: 112 • • 6

How to make a call a) to an Australian number International dial code Country number the actual phone number 00/+ 61 10 digits b) to a Czech number International dial code Country number the actual phone number 00/+ 420 9 digits http: //www. vodafone. cz

(pay) Phones and how to use them The number of pay phones is reducing, but they still exist • • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 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 8

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 9

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) 10

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Emergency facility Medical Service tel. : 545 538 Address: Ponávka 6, Brno Medical Service – Dentist tel. : 543 183 459 Address: Pekařská 53, Brno Mon – Fri: 3: 30 p. m. – 7 p. m. , Sat - Sun nonstop Emergency Pharmacy/Chemist’s tel. : 542 212 110 Address: Kobližná 7 12

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 Englishspeaking 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 practitioner or dentist, you can go to one of the Dental Care General Practitioner following health centres: MUDr. Otokar Ach-Hübner Mendlovo nám. 17 (3 rd floor) Tel: 543 233 137 http: //hubner. unas. cz MUDr. Filip Georges Hlinky 112 a Tel: +420 545 213 959 www. diente. cz 13

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?

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 15

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 16

Tests and course evaluation Final Test 45% Essay In-class participation 45% 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 6874, D 61 -67, E 55 -60, F 0 -54. 17

Deadlines: Test: 3 February Approx. 9 -10 open questions (computer based) Max. 90 minutes Essay: 27 February 2, 000 words on one of the given topics Final marks due: by 30 March All pieces of work have to be sent or CC to Martin Glogar: glogar@czs. muni. cz 18

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 miss any single class or a site visit without an official/documented excuse, such as a medical note. 19

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 20

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 21

Major field trips Prague Budapest Vienna

Libraries 1. 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. – 5 p. 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 room opens at 9 a. m. and closes at 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 24

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 7 am till 8 pm • 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/ 25

Internet in the residence To have an access to the internet in your room, you need: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Laptop Cable Secondary password and login (MU IS access details) http: //www. skm. muni. cz/sks. php? akce=20&lang=en https: //idp 2. ics. muni. cz/idp/login_en. jsp Detailed set up guide: http: //www. pks. muni. cz/guide. PKS. pdf Information on WIFI connection at university: http: //www. muni. cz/ics/services/wifi 26

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/ ü Looking for connection is available here: http: //idos. cz ü 27

How to validate the ticket LEGEND TO PICTURE A. . . ticket number B. . . type of ticket C. . . time validity of ticket D. . . zone validity of ticket E. . . 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)

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 CZK 100. Don’t use taxi in Prague! You might get substantially overcharged there! 30

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 · Master. Card/Eurocard – information at: +420 261 354 650 · Diners Club Czech – hot line: +420 267 197 450 31

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 32

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_fixin g/charts_form_js. jsp? c=AUD 33

Catering Masaryk University catering facilities Law Faculty cafeteria (“Menza”), Mo-Fr: 8 am 7 pm Kounicova residence “Pizza Nostra”, Mo-Fr: 9. 30 am-8 pm, Sa-Su: 10. 30 am-5 pm Cafeteria at the Rectorate (close to the Ceska stop) … Dining Lunches – soup, main dish dinners Pizzas 34

Accommodation Services & Facilities eletric appliences bed sheets washing machines, laundry (alternatively you can do your laundry at the Clubwash – http: //www. verybusy. cz/) internet Respect for others! nighttime parties smoking pets 35

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/ 36

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”) 37

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 38

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).

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

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 • • • 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 at at Wikitravel – http: //wikitravel. org/en/Brno already now see what operas and / or ballets (where language is not important) will be performed during your stay in Brno. 43

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. Node 2/intro. php 44

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: all Remeber the beginning may be difficult, but we are here to help you! Final tip: ENJOY YOUR STAY in BRNO and in CE! And few more after the final… 45

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

Whom to contact and How? Office for International Studies (Komenského nám. 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 47