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The Principle of Proportionality and Its Application in the Field of Human Rights Norms
Ondřejek, Pavel ; Gerloch, Aleš (advisor) ; Holländer, Pavol (referee) ; Bröstl, Alexander (referee)
1 Abstract (in English langugage) In the presented dissertation thesis I tried to argue that if we want to apply the principle of proportionality correctly in case of a collision of fundamental rights or in case of a collision between a fundamental right and a countervailing interest, it is not sufficient only to refer to this principle within the argumentation. On the contrary, it is necessary to recognize a structure of this principle and to apply its components. In order to recognize the structure and components of the proportionality principle, it is necessary to understand the role and effects of human rights in legal orders. I assume that theoretical backgrounds of this principle contribute to the better understanding of the objective tension between the individual's autonomy and general will of the society. Another important aspect in the correct application of this principle is the institutional balance between the legislature and the judiciary and overcoming of the "counter-majoritarian problem". In the contemporary, not only Czech, but also foreign practice we may observe lots of examples in which courts do not pay appropriate attention to the proportionality principle. When solving hard cases, sometimes they made only a reference to this principle without further elaboration. From the...
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Liberal Theories of the Resolution of Conflicts between Human Rights
Broz, Jan ; Kysela, Jan (advisor) ; Ondřejek, Pavel (referee) ; Hapla, Martin (referee)
Liberal Theories of the Resolution of Conflicts between Human Rights This dissertation is based on two factual assumptions: (i) The existence of conflicts between human rights, which is determined by both the competitive pluralism of human rights and the existence of effective judicial mechanisms articulating the existence of these conflicts. (ii) The existence of a deep interrelationship between the concept of human rights and the concept of liberalism, which influences both structural and substantive aspects of human rights practice. Building on the assumptions just outlined, the aim of this paper is to analyse different ways of practical reasoning about the resolution of human rights conflicts in relation to the liberal human rights ethos. The first two chapters provide the basic conceptual framework relating to the two core concepts of this thesis. The first chapter, devoted to models and theories of rights, introduces Hohfeld's model of the analysis of rights as the most effective way of capturing the two competing theories of rights, namely will (choice) and interest (benefit) theory of rights. The use of Hohfeld's model shows that it is intuitively appropriate to understand the accepted concept of liberty as so-called bilateral liberty.At the same time, the analysis of the two competing...
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Postmodern phenomena in law
Pokorný, Jan ; Maršálek, Pavel (advisor) ; Ondřejek, Pavel (referee)
Postmodern phenomena in law Abstract This thesis examines postmodernity and its manifestation in law and legal science. The first part is dedicated to achieving as precise definition of the term postmodernity as possible, as there is no general consensus, due to the fragmentary nature and instability of postmodern philosophy. Because of a limited quantity of comprehensive resources, describing postmodernity, available the historical perspective was applied in order to build a clear and compact narrative. The modernity movement is defined as it precedes postmodernity historically and philosophically. Postmodernity arose in reaction to the historical events which shaped the world of the twentieth century. From the detailed historical narrative are then synthesized the main defining characteristics of postmodernity. Those characteristics are: erosion, plurality, globalization, the fragmentary and liquid nature of society. The second part is predominantly dedicated to the topic of plurality as it is the basic element of postmodern thought. The comparative approach was chosen due to the ongoing globalization. Plurality as a postmodern phenomenon manifests itself significantly in the form of legal pluralism. The emphasis is put on defining legal pluralism, the additional meta-questions that head towards pondering...
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The Principle of Proportionality: Critique of Theoretical Standpoints and Its Relevance
Koref, Tomáš ; Ondřejek, Pavel (advisor) ; Tryzna, Jan (referee)
99 The Principle of Proportionality: Critique of Theoretical Standpoints and Its Relevance Abstract: A decision concerning a fundamental rights conflict needs to respect the principle of proportionality in order to be compatible with a constitutional order. The principle of proportionality obliges the court to adequately assess and weigh the conflicting fundamental rights or other constitutional principles in light of the particular facts. The proportionality of the decision is to be ensured by the so-called proportionality test. It consists of three steps: an assessment of the suitability, necessity and proportionality in a strict sense. The thesis The Principle of Proportionality: Critique of Theoretical Standpoints and Its Relevance describes the proportionality principle and the proportionality test in a specific legal- philosophical and legal-theoretical context. The first chapter introduces discursive theory as an important starting point for the rational application of fundamental right norms and the use of the proportionality test. For this purpose, it identifies the relationships between discourse, norms of justification and the proportionality principle. The second chapter of the thesis outlines, in relation to the existing approach of Czech legal theory, an alternative view of legal methodology...
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Deficits of contemporary law-making in the Czech Republic
Crha, Miroslav ; Ondřejek, Pavel (advisor) ; Wintr, Jan (referee)
The deficits of conteporary law-making in the Czech Republic Keywords: legislative process, Parliament, legisprudence Abstract: The thesis concerns contemporary law-making process in the Czech Republic in an effort to identify its weak spots, which can lead to low-quality laws being created and passed. Rating the quality of legislative process is considered by the author to be impossible without a proper philosophical and theoretical basis. Such basis is found in the theory of legisprudence, which was conceived by L. Wintgens. Legisprudence is a theory of rational law-making and it presents itself as an alternative to mainstream jurisprudence that is focused mainly on interpreting law. In accordance with legisprudence, the legitimacy of law is dependent on bringing positive outcomes compared to a situation of absence of law. Philosophically, legisprudence is based on social contract as a mandate for the lawmaker to pass laws that only minimally encroach on freedoms. Principles of legisprudence and the requirements on lawmakers that it formulates, are applied on specific parts of the law-making process in Czech Republic. Specifically, administrative procedure of legislative drafting, legislative technique, explanatory memoranda, regulatory impact assessment, and parliamentary procedure are examined. These...
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Sports Arbitration
Vochoska Haindlová, Markéta ; Ondřejek, Pavel (referee)
Sports arbitration Abstract In this thesis, I address international sports arbitration and its application to solving a variety of legal issues. Simultaneously, I describe significant issues related to doping and performance enhancing substance abuse. I provide thorough analyses of individual international arbitration bodies; their governance over athletic environment, and appeal and dispute resolution procedures. This thesis points out selected organizational and procedural issues of international arbitration and its bodies and suggests possible solutions. I use a number of significant and notable arbitration cases (including legal case of a client I personally represented in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport) to support argument. Keywords: sports law, arbitration proceedings, International Court of Arbitration for Sport, strict liability, doping
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Political Role of Courts and Judges from a European and Comparative Perspective
Vikarská, Zuzana ; Ondřejek, Pavel (referee)
1 Political Role of Courts and Judges from a European and Comparative Perspective Zuzana Vikarská The submitted dissertation examines European apex courts (i.e. the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights) and aims to answer the research question whether these judicial institutions are political and, if so, in what sense. The author puts forward five perspectives from which the political role of courts and judges can be analysed. The first dimension perceives judges as human beings who are influenced not only by legal rules but also by various non-legal influences, including political ones. In the first dimension, the notion of politics therefore stands in contrast to a certain idea of legal purity and separation of law from politics. This first dimension covers various jurisprudential perspectives on judicial decision-making, but also issues such as transparency of judicial institutions or the quality of judicial reasoning. The second dimension looks at the nomination procedures that lead to judicial appointments at the European apex courts. In this case, politics means the participation of political actors in the process of selecting candidates for the judicial functions. In this meaning, the notion of politics stands in opposition to the notion of expertise. The...
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The Role of the Grand Chambers of the Supreme Courts and of the Plenum of the Constitutional Court in Judicial Law-Making
Kadlec, Ondřej ; Ondřejek, Pavel (referee)
The Role of the Grand Chambers of the Supreme Courts and of the Plenum of the Constitutional Court in Judicial Law-Making Abstract Grand Chambers (GCs) are considered to be the most authoritative judicial bodies within multi-panel supreme courts. They are said to secure the unity, continuity, and quality of these courts' decision making. This thesis explores these claims in relation to GCs of three Czech highest courts - the Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court, and the Constitutional Court. What is the role of the GCs in the decision-making of these Courts and how do the GCs fulfil their role? The thesis addresses these questions from both doctrinal and empirical angles. Doctrinally, it analyses with respect to all three courts the criteria for selecting GC cases, the character of GC decisions, and the status of GC precedents. Empirically, it explores how many and what type of cases the case-selection mechanism generates and how the GC's decisions influence the decision- making of other Court formations. On the basis of this analysis, the main argument of the thesis is that courts' use of GCs influences the way the multi-panel courts develop the law. The three key parameters of any GC that the thesis identifies are (i) the justification of its authority, (ii) the means of asserting its authority...
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Sports Arbitration
Vochoska Haindlová, Markéta ; Kohout, David (advisor) ; Ondřejek, Pavel (referee)
Sports arbitration Abstract In this thesis, I address international sports arbitration and its application to solving a variety of legal issues. Simultaneously, I describe significant issues related to doping and performance enhancing substance abuse. I provide thorough analyses of individual international arbitration bodies; their governance over athletic environment, and appeal and dispute resolution procedures. This thesis points out selected organizational and procedural issues of international arbitration and its bodies and suggests possible solutions. I use a number of significant and notable arbitration cases (including legal case of a client I personally represented in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport) to support argument. Keywords: sports law, arbitration proceedings, International Court of Arbitration for Sport, strict liability, doping
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Recodification of private law from the perspective of the quality of legislation
Pola, Jan ; Wintr, Jan (advisor) ; Ondřejek, Pavel (referee)
1 Recodification of private law from the perspective of the quality of legislation Abstract: The key regulation of the recodification of private law is the Civil Code. Legislative work has insisted on it for many years, and as such, it represents a complete, internally interconnected whole. Since its approval in 2012, it has been gradually adopted by the professional and general public alike, yet when we read it, we always find something new in it that we didn't previously notice. This then leads us to various considerations on how to interpret a specific provision, and how to apply it in practice. The Civil Code is a legally precisely written set of laws, yet it contains certain ambiguities, or even inaccuracies. This thesis deals with proposals for amendments to the Civil Code, submitted to the Chamber of Deputies. There were already a total of thirty-one of these, and six of them have been successful so far. For the individual proposals, the second part of the thesis evaluates the reasons for which the changes are proposed, and also whether these changes are generally necessary, whether they are necessary to achieve the intended goal, whether a change in such a fundamental code as the Civil Code is really necessary, whether the change can be assessed as appropriate, i.e. whether its pros outweigh its...
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