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Criminal liability in environmental protection
Novotná, Barbora ; Stejskal, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Snopková, Tereza (referee)
141 Abstract The topic of this thesis is criminal liability within the environmental protection. Introductory chapters are devoted to the definition of basic concepts of the whole matter (environment, environmental protection, criminal liability etc.) and kinds of legal liability in the field of environmental protection. Another chapter deals with international and EU aspects of matter aforesaid. Furthermore, this thesis analyzes the adjustment of criminal liability within the environmental protection in the Czech Republic, at first for natural and consequently for legal persons whose criminal liability has been introduced in the Czech Republic for relatively short period of time. The final chapter is focused on the comparison of Czech and French criminal liability legislation of legal persons in relation to the environment.
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Criminal liability of legal entities in the area of environmental protection
Paráčková, Monika ; Stejskal, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Humlíčková, Petra (referee)
The purpose of this thesis is to assess the new legislation on criminal liability of legal entities in the area of environmental protection. At the beginning the thesis deals with the core terms of the whole thesis, which means environment and legal entities and it describes tort liability in the area of environmental protection in general. Then focuses in detail on the criminal liability of legal entities, which is relatively new institute for the law of the Czech Republic. It deals with the development of legislation, including the international and EU development and proceedings against legal entities and sanctions, which may be imposed. One of the chapters is devoted to the detailed specification of crimes against the environment, which can be committed by legal entities. The conclusion of the whole thesis is devoted to the use of the new legislation in the area of environmental protection in practice and its comparison with the legislation in the Netherlands.
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Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law
Bejčková, Pavla ; Damohorský, Milan (advisor) ; Stejskal, Vojtěch (referee) ; Pekárek, Milan (referee)
The main goal of the thesis is to answer the question, whether the current Czech criminal legislation enables effective punishment of serious environmental offences and ensures the enforcement of rules on environmental protection in a more efficient way than administrative sanctions. Protection of the environment through the criminal law can be traced in the Czech Republic back to 1980s. However, criminal law has until now played only marginal role in the sanctioning of offences against the environment. Majority of environmental offences are prosecuted in administrative procedures. Since 1990s the international community and later also the EU have discussed the need to pursue a harmonised criminal policy aimed at the protection of the environment. In case of serious environmental violations criminal law penalties are perceived as a more effective and appropriate measure than administrative penalties. Despite the fact that most of the potentially harmful activities are strictly regulated by both EU and national environmental law, environment continues to be threatened by pollution and excessive exploitation and environmental rules are being breached. The most serious environmental crimes are related to waste management, trade in endangered fauna and flora species and discharge or emission of...
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Issues of criminal liability of legal entities
Pudilová, Anežka ; Jelínek, Jiří (advisor) ; Vanduchová, Marie (referee)
This thesis is dedicated to issues of criminal liability of legal entities. Act no. 418/2011 Sb., Act on Criminal Liability of Legal Persons and Proceedings Against Them (hereinafter as "the Act") came into force on January 1th , 2012. Adopting appropriate legislation Czech Republic not only met its international commitments, but also reacted to the fact that legal entities are becoming an instrument for committing serious types and forms of crime. The aim of this thesis is the analysis of the terms of criminal responsibility of the legal entities in context, taking into account strengths and weaknesses of the effective legal regulation. Studying the general issues of the offense responsibility of legal entities is the precondition for submitting integrated analyses of this specific section of the Act. This thesis is divided into three parts, which are formed by chapters, its sections and subsections. The first part is dedicated to the theoretical issues of criminal responsibility of legal entities among which are the conceptions of the offence responsibility of legal entities and arguments for and against introduction of criminal responsibility of legal entities. The second part of the thesis follows up the course to adoption of the Act, focuses on the object of the new statutory regulation, and on its...
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Criminal liability and sentencing of minors in the Czech Republic
Zíka, Tomáš ; Tlapák Navrátilová, Jana (advisor) ; Vanduchová, Marie (referee)
Resumé v anglickém jazyce (Abstract in English language) This thesis deals with still very topical theme criminal liability and punishment of juveniles in the Czech Republic and its aim is to comprehensive familiarize readers with this issue with reference to many other sources, from which we can in more detail study various aspects of this field, which is constantly developing according to the most recent knowledge of juridical science and statistics, but also according to scientific findings from many different non-legal fields, mainly from psychology and sociology. The first part analyses historical development of individual models of criminal liability and punishment of juveniles, which largely corresponds with the development of criminal law in Great Britain and in the USA. There are discussed historical reasons for changes of models, their advantages and disadvantages and last but not least, their potential application in the Czech Republic. Then the part focuses on historical development of youth criminal law in Czech countries, namely from the earliest times to the present, when the new and still effective Law on Juvenile Justice (Act No. 218/2003 Coll.) was enacted. In this historical analysis was mainly paid attention to the act from year 1931, which was the pattern for the contemporary legal...
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Guilt and responsibility in the context of criminal law : Discursive practices and strategies
Vávra, Martin ; Hájek, Martin (advisor) ; Přibáň, Jiří (referee) ; Válková, Helena (referee)
The thesis deals with the ways political and expert (especially legal and criminological) discourses formulate and reproduce the meanings, assumptions and definitions constructing the man as a subject of criminal law, a subject responsible for his actions. It focuses on the ways the political domain (in particular, the lower and upper chambers of the Czech Parliament) and the scientific domain (in particular, legal science, criminology and psychiatry) form and formulate the opinions of "criminal law" and the ways these opinions are reflected in meanings embodied in criminal law itself. Methodologically, the thesis builds on critical discourse analysis. Put in plain language, what makes discourse significant is the oppression it brings upon us by defining what can be said about the world and how one can meaningfully act in it. Thus, it is not (only) a reflection of another, more real reality and it cannot be fully reduced to some other social phenomena. Therefore, by investigating discourse, one can identify the assumptions social actors build on and the argumentative frameworks they apply in discourse. The theory section formulates premises for the subsequent analysis of specific topics related to the formulation of "criminal" guilt and responsibility. After a short review of sociological approaches...
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Criminal aspects of assisted reproduction
Paták, Milan ; Sovová, Olga (advisor) ; Císařová, Dagmar (referee)
The concept of assisted reproduction is widely discussed by both professional and lay public. New scientific discoveries in the fields of biology and medicine as well as the use of methods and procedures that enable the emergence of new life raise number of issues, not only the legal ones. The purpose of this thesis is to provide the comprehensive survey of criminal law relationships which may arise in the context of providing the assisted reproduction. The thesis examines whether the current legislation guarantees sufficient protection of relations, interests and values covered by the Criminal Code. Within the analysis of crimes the thesis deals with the need for criminal repression and gives proposals de lege ferenda. The thesis is composed of five chapters. The first chapter is subdivided into two parts. Part One defines the concept of assisted reproduction, describes the historical overview of the events that preceded the current interpretation of the concept and explicates basic medical terminology related to the chosen topic. Part Two presents the basic principles on which the Czech regulation is established and contains specification of the relevant sources of law. The second chapter briefly characterizes the criminal and medical law and clarifies their relationship. The third chapter deals with the...
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Criminal liability of legal persons in terms of trading companies
Dolanský, Pavel ; Jelínek, Jiří (advisor) ; Herczeg, Jiří (referee)
A B S T R A C T Act No. 418/2011 Coll., on criminal liability of legal persons and proceedings against them, brought to the Czech law major changes. The possibility of the direct criminal sanctions, concerning especially any trading companie means to them new current need for early resolution of the internal and external risks. The content of this law is in some parts of the complex and therefore requires a more detailed comment, which must relate to the provisions of the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code and other broader context. This work therefore attempts to be a first comprehensive look at this new and specific legal issues right from their point of view in order to be for them a possible guide to action in different situations.
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Issues of criminal liability of legal entities
Hudáková, Jana ; Gřivna, Tomáš (advisor) ; Herczeg, Jiří (referee)
Hudáková, J. Criminal liability of legal persons Criminal liability of legal persons is a significant change to the continental European law. It is a sensible breakthrough into the core principle of an individual criminal responsibility of individuals. In connection with the adoption of Act No. 418/2011 Coll., on the criminal liability of legal persons and proceedings against them, the thesis deals with main aspects of the criminal liability of legal persons in the Czech Republic. After defining of legal grounds of the criminal responsibility author subsequently discusses sanctioning of legal persons. At the same time, the author discusses legal regulation of moral person criminal liability in France. She outlines the principles of criminal liability of legal persons, as well as the conditions for imposing sanctions. The author tries to demonstrate, by means of the attached statistical surveys, the numerous application of this institute in the French legal practice. Finally, the author tries to compare Czech and French legislation in selected aspects.
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Guilt and responsibility in the context of criminal law: Discursive practices and strategies
Vávra, Martin ; Hájek, Martin (advisor) ; Válková, Helena (referee) ; Večeřa, Miloš (referee)
The thesis deals with the ways political and expert (especially legal and criminological) discourses formulate and reproduce the meanings, assumptions and definitions constructing the man as a subject of criminal law, a subject responsible for his actions. It focuses on the ways the political domain (in particular, the lower and upper chambers of the Czech Parliament) and the scientific domain (in particular, legal science, criminology and psychiatry) form and formulate the opinions of "criminal law" and the ways these opinions are reflected in meanings embodied in criminal law itself. Methodologically, the thesis builds on critical discourse analysis. Put in plain language, what makes discourse significant is the oppression it brings upon us by defining what can be said about the world and how one can meaningfully act in it. Thus, it is not (only) a reflection of another, more real reality and it cannot be fully reduced to some other social phenomena. Therefore, by investigating discourse, one can identify the assumptions social actors build on and the argumentative frameworks they apply in discourse. The theory section formulates premises for the subsequent analysis of specific topics related to the formulation of "criminal" guilt and responsibility. After a short review of sociological...
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