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Comparison of Czech criminal law and Shari'a criminal law - a case study of Saudi Arabia
Saidová, Kristýna Samira ; Richter, Martin (referee)
Comparison of Czech criminal law and Shari'a criminal law - a case study of Saudi Arabia Abstract The thesis provides a comprehensive comparison of the foundations and basic attributes of Czech and Shari'a criminal law. Its aim is to describe aspects of Islamic and continental legal culture in comparison. Due to the fact that Shari'a law is currently differentiated according to the individual Muslim country, apart from the classical Shari'a, the subject of this thesis is also the Saudi Arabian concept of criminal law. This is because Saudi Arabia is a Muslim country that largely retains the traditional Shari'a to this day. The introductory part of the thesis reflects the effort to break the tendency for skepticism regarding comparability of both cultures. Before the comparison of criminal law legislations itself, readers are presented with a historical excursion into the development of relations between the West and the Islamic world, which have remained far from immune to their mutual influences throughout history. In this part, the thesis deals mainly with the influence of the West on the political and legal order of Islamic countries, which can be considered significant and important in terms of shaping the legal framework of Muslim countries. In fact, we observe interactions between the two cultures not...
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Comparison of Czech criminal law and Shari'a criminal law - a case study of Saudi Arabia
Saidová, Kristýna Samira ; Vokoun, Rudolf (advisor) ; Bohuslav, Lukáš (referee)
Comparison of Czech criminal law and Shari'a criminal law - a case study of Saudi Arabia Abstract The thesis provides a comprehensive comparison of the foundations and basic attributes of Czech and Shari'a criminal law. Its aim is to describe aspects of Islamic and continental legal culture in comparison. Due to the fact that Shari'a law is currently differentiated according to the individual Muslim country, apart from the classical Shari'a, the subject of this thesis is also the Saudi Arabian concept of criminal law. This is because Saudi Arabia is a Muslim country that largely retains the traditional Shari'a to this day. The introductory part of the thesis reflects the effort to break the tendency for skepticism regarding comparability of both cultures. Before the comparison of criminal law legislations itself, readers are presented with a historical excursion into the development of relations between the West and the Islamic world, which have remained far from immune to their mutual influences throughout history. In this part, the thesis deals mainly with the influence of the West on the political and legal order of Islamic countries, which can be considered significant and important in terms of shaping the legal framework of Muslim countries. In fact, we observe interactions between the two cultures not...
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Minimum age of criminal responsibility in English and Czech law - comparative study
Gavendová, Lucie ; Vokoun, Rudolf (advisor) ; Bohuslav, Lukáš (referee)
1 Minimum age of criminal responsibility in English and Czech law - comparative study Abstract The subject of the rigorous thesis is criminal responsibility of juveniles, specifically the minimum age of criminal responsibility and its legal regulation in legal orders of selected countries - England and Wales on the one side and Czech republic on the other side. The minimum age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales which are both countries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and typical representatives of Common Law legal system is 10 years old. The legal regulation in Czech republic as a representative of Continental Law legal system sets the age of criminal responsibility at the moment of completion of 15 years. The main aim of this thesis is to provide a reader with a comprehensive awareness of the legal regulation concerning the minimum age of criminal responsibility in surveyed countries and to compare these two different regulations via the method of comparative jurisprudence. First two chapters define the subject of this thesis from theoretical and methodological point of view. Theoretical determination provides a reader with elementary introduction of the main issue and includes also the list of fundamental legislation used in the following text of this thesis....
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The Criminal Responsibility of Legal Entities
JINDROVÁ, Ivana
The work deals with the criminal liability of legal entities in the Czech legislation. Part of the legislation are clearly explained. It includes the definition of a legal entity, criminal offenses and sancktions that may be imposed on a legal entity. Using the comparison is here compared Czech and Austrian legislation, their similarities and differences. Data obtained from the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Justice show the use of this concept in practice.
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