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Motivation to participate in peacekeeping: Case study Canada and India
Šoltys, Adam ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Rolenc, Jan Martin (referee)
The master thesis analyses motivation of Canada and India to participate in peacekeeping operations and on the basis of the analysis evaluates whether their motivation is driven by national or ethical interest. Firstly, those two types of interest are defined as antipodes and subsequently operationalized into the analytical apparatus. Secondly, case studies of Canada and India are applied in this apparatus. Furthermore, their motivation is analyzed both on the level of particular peacekeeping operations and long term foreign policy.
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Asylum policy of the Czech Republic within the EU
Šedivá, Lucie ; Druláková, Radka (advisor) ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (referee)
This thesis addresses asylum policy from an ethical perspective. The research question is whether the asylum policy of the EU and Czech Republic needs to be as restrictive as it is at the moment. The thesis examines several theoretical approaches to asylum policy, with emphasis in ethical issues. From this perspective, the humanitarian principle is drawn and subsequently applied to the current EU and Czech asylum policy. The hypothesis is that it is possible to adopt a more flexible and open asylum policy in the EU and Czech Republic, with very limited impact on the national and supranational expenditures. The core part of the thesis presents a critical evaluation of EU and Czech asylum policy. The aim of the thesis is to elaborate specific practical recommendations for the future development of the EU and Czech asylum policy.
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Human Rights in China´s African Policy
Fiala, Petr ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The thesis deals with the analysis of the importance of human rights issues in China's foreign policy in Africe. Its aim is to assess the importance of this issue in relations between China and Africa, and the perspective of changes of its importance in the further development of these relations. The thesis examines, how the Chinese stance on human rights is reflected in its foreign policy in Africa, and what impacts on their relations it has. In addition, it estimates how the further development influences Chinese approach to the issue of human rights. At first, the work analyzed the human rights issue and the International human rights regime. Then it studied the special African and Chinese stance on the issue of human rights. Further it analyzed Chinese foreign policy, and the projecting of the human rights issue into the foreign policy. Then the work analyzed the relations between China and Africa, and the significance of human rights issue in it. Finally, the thesis deals with the changing of the Chinese approach to human rights in Africa.
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The scarcity of water: Space for a cooperation or a possible resource of conflict between Israel and Palestine?
Taškárová, Ivana ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Novotná, Yvona (referee)
Water is an essential liquid for life. Although we are in the 21th century, a billion of people lack access to safe drinking water. In comparison with the first half of the 20th century, the access to safe fresh water has decreased three times. The most serious situation is in the 30 countries located in the Middle East and Africa. The specificity of the situation in the West Bank, among others, lies in an ongoing long-standing religious and political conflict over territory and water supplies are an integral part of it. An important factor in the issue of the activity on both sides of the border is at the level of non-governamental sector, but these initiatives face barriers of economic and especially political nature.
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Human rights in Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp
Praskačová, Henrieta ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Kochan, Jan (referee)
The bachelor thesis is concerned with the policy of the administration of G.W. Bush connected with American Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp after the events of September 11, 2001. The thesis describes a violation of detainees' human rights in this detention facility and, using this example, it shows a conflict between state's commitments and national interests in the theories of international relations. The thesis also presents the main international obligations of The United States of America related to the humanitarian law and human rights law.
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Prospects and limits of multilateral sanction instruments: Case study Burma
Buřič, Lukáš ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Druláková, Radka (referee)
In the arsenal of instruments currently used by numerous states in effort to transform the dictatorial regime in Burma and bring the people of this state fundamental rights and at least an essence of democracy, one of the inherent instruments of foreign policy and a weapon, which is considered to be a compromise between diplomacy and military power occupies an important position - the international sanctions. The effectiveness of this instrument, however, is by far not definite and the conduction of the many times costly sanction policy does not always meet desired results. The thesis comprises theoretical approaches towards international sanctions which are then put into conjunction with the policies of the USA and China as the representatives of two antagonistic positions in relation to Burma. The thesis evaluates hitherto results of sanctions and offers the response to the question whether sanctions against Burma can bring about positive changes and under which circumstances.
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Successful promotion and resonance of the transition policy of the Czech Republic?: Case study
Eger, Ludvík ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Druláková, Radka (referee)
Promoting democracy and human rights by an external influence is steadily becoming a more and more significant element of the international system. Nowadays, democracy and human rights represent a core premise for peaceful development of the international system. States and international intergovernmental ogranizations, the external influence, are among the most important actors who promote democracy and human rights. Due to its transition policy, the Czech Republic is counted among those actors. It is the Czech transition policy that is the main subject of this bachelor thesis.The primary aim of the thesis is an evaluation of the Czech transition policy's effectiveness and its resonance. The aim is achieved also by an empirical study which closely analyzes the Czech transition policy in Belarus between 2006 and 2010. The secondary aim is a contribution to the discussion on the Czech transition policy. There are several suggestions introduced at the end of the thesis that could lead to higher effectiveness of the transition policy. Therefore, the thesis has a practical crossover as well.
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