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Jurisdictional aspects of combating piracy
Menšík, Matyáš ; Faix, Martin (advisor) ; Ondřej, Jan (referee)
Jurisdictional Aspects of Repression of Piracy The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the jurisdictional aspects of repression of piracy in modern international law. The main reason for my research was to find out, whether there were sufficient legal instruments to be used while fighting piracy off the coast of Somalia. The thesis is composed of an introduction, five chapters and a summary. After an introductory chapter, which sets out the goals of this thesis, chapter one gives a brief insight into piracy's role throughout the history and shows the main causes of the Somalia piracy crisis and the answer of the international community. Moreover, this chapter explains that while piracy off the coast of Somalia seems to be a problem of the past, new piracy epicentre seems to have emerged near the coasts of Nigeria. Chapter two gives a deeper insight into the problem of defining piracy. It gives examples of the different definitions as used in various legal and also supporting documents and further follows up on the definition of piracy iure gentium as is stipulated in the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas. Chapter three sets out the theoretical grounds for asserting jurisdiction. At first, it concerns itself with territorial jurisdiction, as the most common and well established base, and after...
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Somalia - Threat to the USA? Analysis of the U.S. Security Policy, 2001-2011
Matějka, Stanislav ; Bečka, Jan (advisor) ; Čížek, Martin (referee)
This thesis deals with the security threat of Somalia and the U.S. strategies applied to counter this threat primarily in the period 2001-2011. The first descriptive part discusses developments in Somalia in the years 1991-2011, with emphasis on instability and confusion in the country to outline the scope of the security threat landscape. The paper then deals with the phenomenon of "failed state", analyzes the nature of Somali piracy and discusses the strategies applied in the U.S. struggle with the Somali threat. In its final part the paper summarizes and critically evaluates the possible alternatives of American foreign policy for the future.
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Christian Captives in 17th Century Morocco
Kolek, Ladislav ; Veselý, Rudolf (advisor) ; Ženka, Josef (referee)
This thesis presents an inquiry into the issue of Christian captives in 17 th century Morocco, while the main concern is given to all main aspects of the moroccan captivity. The thesis begins with the introduction to the historical background of the period, which is followed by chronological delineation of the act of being taken captive where the corsaires of Salé took their part, then the living conditions which the Christians had to face during their captivity in Morocco, to the possibilities of redemption which the situation offered. keywords: Morocco, piracy, captives, Christians, 17 th century, Moulay Ismail, Salé, Republic of Bouregreg
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Maritime Piracy, its Suppression and Punishment
Štemberg, Milan ; Bílková, Veronika (advisor) ; Šturma, Pavel (referee)
The text Maritime Piracy, Its Suppression and Punishment, analyses piracy as a classical threat to international maritime traffic, which has reappeared after being considered obsolete in a majority of the world for several decades. The text first discusses general questions connected with piracy - a definition of piracy according to public international law is presented. Consequently, the factual side of piracy is presented, since piracy still is a topic not very well-known in the Western world. In the following part of the text, the tools provided by public international law for suppression of piracy are analyzed, as well as possible ways of prosecution of persons accused of piracy. The final part of the text discusses the case study of Somalia. In Somalia, piracy has become a threat to international peace as well as a severe hindrance to international maritime trade. Despite the effort of the international community, the public international law has yet to find adequate solutions for the problem of piracy in Somalia.
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Books as a medium and their role in contemporary world - paper or screen?
Piskáčková, Klára ; Halada, Jan (advisor) ; Vlček, JIří (referee)
The purpose of this work is to analyze the newly grown phenomenon of electronic books and electronic publishing, to map consequences of e-books in relation to paper books and to describe its pros and cons. Also, this work tries to compare ebook readers presently available on Czech market, and to make a comparison of most frequently used e-book formats. The future of e-books in the Czech Republic can be inestimable, but this work gives the opinions of some Czech publishers, booksellers and authors, trying to suggest how the future may look like.
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Software piracy
Cholasta, Roman ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (advisor) ; Císařová, Zuzana (referee)
The main target of this thesis is to outline the issues connected with software piracy to the reader. To clarify this issue some legal background connected with software needs to be explained. First it is necessary to define what software is and clarify its connection with a computer program. Next step is to define a computer program, which parts of it are protected and which parts are not. In order to define what is software piracy the thesis defines a rightful use of a computer program. After that it is possible to define software piracy and take a closer look at it. Also in the conclusion there are some current issues in this area that have a significant impact on the perception of software piracy by the public. This thesis is divided into ten chapters. The introduction outlines the issues of software law and software piracy and attempts to clarify the origin of this issue considering a new borderless area - the internet. The second chapter deals with the terms software and computer program, their relation and the differences and also with other terms which are used in this thesis including the legal source of a computer program with an overview of the current case law of the European Union Court of Justice. The third chapter is focused on a computer program as an object of law together with...
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Private military and security companies in the fight against pirates from the South China Sea to the Horn of Africa
Perglerová, Soňa ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Bureš, Oldřich (referee)
The international system has been confronting with constant changes since the end of the Cold War. Especially in the last twenty years on the international chessboard has emerged a new player that provides a wide range of military and security services - private military and security companies (PMSCs). While operations PMSCs are mainly associated and confined with conflict and war zones in Africa and the Middle East, this thesis entitled "Private military and security companies in the fight against the pirates from the South China sea to the horn of Africa" is about private military and security companies which provide special security services - naval. The growing demand for these services leads to the increase of private providers not only along the Somali coast, but also in Southeast Asia. The aim of the thesis is to explain why PMSCs engage in the fight against piracy, respectively what are the conditions for the initiation and development of private naval security activities.
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Software piracy
Kráčmer, Stanislav ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (referee)
The objective of the present thesis is to clarify the term of software piracy and to determine responsibility of individual entities as to actual realization of software piracy. First, the thesis focuses on a computer programme, causes, realization and pitfalls of its inclusion under copyright protection. Subsequently, it observes methods of legal usage of a computer programme. This is the point of departure for the following attempt to define software piracy, accompanied with methods of actual realization of piracy, mainly by creation and distribution of piracy software. Moreover, the thesis aims to delve into recent events exerting impact on software piracy, and it intends to consider the future development of intellectual property rights. The thesis is divided into twelve chapters. The introduction engages in the phenomenon of piracy of intellectual assets and the history of software piracy. The second chapter comprises definitions of basic terms largely of a non- legal nature, the interpretation of which terms is important to appreciate the thesis contents. A substantial part of the chapter defines a computer programme. The following part of the thesis analyses a computer programme as a copyright work. It describes reasons for inclusion of a computer programme under the regime of copyright protection,...
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Pricing of IT Goods
Kacina, Michal ; Janoušek, Vladimír (referee) ; Květoňová, Šárka (advisor)
The thesis contains the theoretical basis for study of possibilities of pricing information goods. The source areas are microeconomics, marketing, competitive advantage and economics of information goods. The model of market is created with constraints defined on the ground of theoretical basis. The thesis analyzes requirements that define the system that supports the choice of pricing strategy. It includes detailed design of the prototype of such system. The prototype is designed with robustness because of the future improvements. The design describes the prototype's input parameters and their transformation into useful outputs that cover basic characteristics of information goods. The designed prototype is implemented. The thesis includes demonstration of the prototype and possible directions for improvements that lead to validity of proposed model of market.
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Russian and Czech specifics of copyright protection in the sphere of audiovisual works
Podgornaia, Kseniia ; Boháček, Martin (advisor) ; Levý, Jan (referee)
The significant part of the diploma thesis is oriented on the aspects of audiovisual content copyright law and the illegal usage in two countries, such as Czech Republic and Russia. The main task is to concentrate on pros and cons of their copyright law protection against content rights infringing, i.e. piracy. For deeper analysis, Czech and Russian laws investigation in details is to be made in relation to the law enforcement to the audiovisual content. Then the comparison of the punishments for the copyright law infringement is to be provided and the results of antipiracy activities within appropriate organizations in mentioned countries is to be considered. Subsequently the theoretical part is to be applied in concrete cases of court practices and finally the conclusion of the whole work is to be made. The value of the diploma thesis lies in the attempt of answering the questions, why piracy still exists in the chosen countries. This question is connected to antipiracy actions and their possible obstructions.
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