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Toxikological and health aspects of nonlethal chemical weapons.
HAMERNÍKOVÁ, Magdalena
ABSTRACT Toxicology and Health Aspects of Non-lethal Chemical Weapons. Non-lethal chemical weapons, which belong among the mass destruction weapons, have been one of the most frequently discussed topics recently. These weapons are able to disbar manpower or combat technology and weapons smartly and temporarily with minimum costs. The range of possible application of chemical weapons as non-lethal is probably wider compared to any other type, and there are a lot of means capable of immediate wide application nowadays. The possibility to produce highly efficient psychotropic substances with controllable action time, human immobilizing substances is particularly pointed out. The main aim of my work is to clarify the importance of non-lethal chemical weapons as possible means of suppressing inner turmoil and to find the extent of knowledge of non-lethal chemical weapons among the informed and the general public by means of obtained answers and follow-up research, then to confirm hypotheses that the informed public consider non-lethal chemical weapons to be combat means and weapon systems intended for temporary putting people out of combat or other intentional activity; that the general public perceive non-lethal chemical weapons as health endangering substances and have only limited information about them, by means of selected statistical methods. I chose questionnaire survey to examine awareness of the general and informed public of this matter. The statistic sets in both the groups consist of a hundred respondents from the city of České Budějovice. Stratified selection was performed for both the examined sets upon consultation with a member of the Fire Brigade in České Budějovice. In terms of threat to the population it is important to ensure its safety, namely upon the knowledge among the units of the Integrated Emergency System intervening in the instance of terroristic attack.
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The Current State of Destruction of Chemical Weapons in the World
HELEŠIC, Jiří
The subject of this thesis is a description, mapping and assessment of the present situation concerning the destruction of chemical weapons in the world. This thesis also attempts to predict the future development in this area. The introductory part presents the meaning of essential terms, the characteristics of chemical weapons, the classification of chemical warfare agents, the history of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, the description of this document and the subsequent formation and work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemi-cal Weapons, its relations with the United Nations and an overview of the countries which stay outside the commitments of chemical disarmament. The goal of this work was to explore and evaluate the present situation concerning the destruction of chemical weapons in the world and to try to predict further develop-ment in this area. The methods used to map this problematic situation were to gather information from professional sources and involved organizations, then to compare the results of each country during their chemical weapons destruction in relation to their obligations to complete the liquidation. The outcome of this work was the confirmation of the hypothesis that despite the great efforts of the international society, despite the great efforts of general public and each country{\crq}s involved subjects at the national chemical weapons destruction in the world, this work has been succeeding very slowly and with great difficulties. To achieve complete disarmament will lie on the condition that countries will be subjected to effec-tive international control and that negotiations with countries which still stay outside the process of chemical disarmament will be hold even after the final deadline for disarma-ment in 2012.
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United Nations Convention for Contracts for International Sale of Goods
Horák, Milan ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Kochan, Jan (referee)
The goal of this thesis is analysis of CISG significance, especially practical impacts since 1980 till present, and the analysis of selected conceptual problems of CISG, which need to be considered when CISG is applied. This thesis shall broaden very limited amount of Czech literature concerned with general practical approach to CISG in contrast to interpretation of individual articles or pure legal theory. First part briefly defines historical development of beginnings of unification and harmonisation in the area of sale of goods and further the origin of CISG. The significance of CISG in second part of the thesis is considered in relation to international trade, international law and harmonisation of legal orders in the area of civil law. Second part analysis reasons why and how is CISG so significant for these areas. The third part deals with selected conceptual problems: six official language versions, breach of art. 7 par. 1 CISG, automatic opt-out under art. 6 CISG and state reservations and their consequences.
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