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Transition to Democracy in South Africa and the role of the United Nations
Jarolímová, Lucie ; Lisa, Aleš (advisor) ; Prorok, Vladimír (referee)
The apartheid regime represented the official state ideology in South Africa in the time period from 1948 to 1994. The diploma thesis deals with the issue of South Africa's transition to democracy, in particular, it focuses on the role which was played by the United Nations in this process. Its activities can be sorted out into three main phases. The first phase dated between the years 1948 -- 1966 can be distinguished mainly by the key role played by the General Assembly. The second phase which took place in the period 1967 -- 1989 was primarily focused on the international campaign against apartheid and on the adoption of economic sanctions. The final and the most recent phase occurred in the early 90s (1990 -- 1994) and could be characterized by the role of the UN as a mediator of peace negotiations.
Semi-presidentialism: President in the French Fifth Republic
Jarolímová, Lucie ; Reschová, Jana (advisor) ; Kuta, Martin (referee)
In 1958 the French Fifth Republic was established. The creation of the Fifth Republic was in the interest of many researchers due to its specificity. A political scientist Maurice Duverger found an inspiration for a new type of the political system in the emergence of the new republic. Duverger's theory of semi-presidentialism became the fundemental for further study and it became a model for many emerging regimes. The main aim of the thesis is to analyze the president's position in the French semi-presidential political system. The theoretical part of the thesis describes an essence of the semi-presidentialism, its characteristics and the role that president plays in this system. The empirical part focuses on the president's constitutionally enshrined powers and it outlines the reforms that had an impact on the institution of the president. This part also answers the question why the president's influence depends so much on his relationship with the prime minister.

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