Abstract
This monograph is one of the outcomes of the new project of cooperation between the Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Law (in particular its Research Centre for Human Rights, UNCE) and the University of West Santa Catarina (Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, UNOESC) in Joacaba, SC, Brazil. The project is in line with a new research strategy of Charles University in Prague, which seeks to promote internationalization of research and cooperation with universities in Latin America and the Far East.
It includes chapters written by professors and researchers from the CU Faculty of Law and the UNOESC and / or other universities in Brazil. On the Czech side, all the authors are professors and collaborarors of the Centre for Research of Human Rights (UNCE), specialists in international law, constitutional law, but also other fields of public and private law.
While they work in different departments of the Faculty of Law, they share the interest in human rights protection. On the Brazilian side, most authors, and in particular Professor Baez and Professor Mozeric, come from the University of West Santa Catarina, some others are fellows of other academic institutions in Brazil.
They also cover a wide range of fields in public and private law, including constitutional law, civil law, social law and the legal aspects of Internet and information society. The aim of book is to convey the message of what an important role the aspects of fundamental rights play in our law and society.