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Personal status of legal entities in private international law
Doula, Sufjan ; Pfeiffer, Magdalena (advisor) ; Pauknerová, Monika (referee)
In today's world, where globalisation and internationalization becomes part of our daily life, international entrepreneurship turns into a more actual and important issue. The role of law in this system is to set borders and give directions, which reflect the current state of global society. The aim of the diploma thesis Personal status of legal entities in private international law is both to clarify the actual legal situation of determining the personal status of legal entities and to find out the current grade of global legal integration in these aspects, that either encourages or prevents legal entities from international activities. In order to achieve that, firstly, a theoretical definition of the historically evolved theories for determination of personal status of legal entities is given. Subsequently, their main be- nefits and drawbacks are analysed. The first part is concluded with a definition of the scope of the conflict between the two main theories - incorporation theory and real seat theory. Additionally possible ways, how to solve this conflict together with their potential impact, are sought. Further parts of the thesis deal with such terms as recognition of foreign legal entities and cross-border transfer of seat. These all are essential terms that are bound with the per- sonal status of...
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The non-refoulement principle in international law and the law of the European Union: a comparison
Smutná, Anna ; Honusková, Věra (advisor) ; Balaš, Vladimír (referee)
1 Abstract This thesis deals with the key principle of international refugee law which is the principle of non-refoulement. In the broadest sense of the term, the principle forbids the forced removal or 'refoulement' of an individual to the territories where he would run a risk of being subjected to the violation of his basic human rights. The non-refoulement principle was enshrined in the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees but it was also developed in international human rights treaties such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights or regional European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Its expression can also be found in Common European Asylum System shared by the Member States of the European Union. The first goal of the thesis is to find out the precise content of the non-refoulement principle with regard to its development and current interpretation in international law. The second aim of the study is to analyze the same principle in the context of European Union law and to assess the compliance of this system with international law. For the sake of clarity, the thesis is composed of two main chapters. Chapter One examines the meaning of the principle in the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and takes into consideration...
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Legal Framework of Protection of Foreign Direct Investment under Bilateral Investment Treaties and European Law
Moškvan, Dominik ; Svoboda, Pavel (advisor) ; Pítrová, Lenka (referee)
This thesis aims to analyse alleged incompatibility of bilateral investment treaties signed between the Member States of the European Union with the European Union law and its impact on the investment environment of the Union. Bilateral investment treaties are found to be incompatible with EU law. First, it is the provision allowing for dispute settlement in the form of arbitration, thereby excluding the case from EU judicial review and infringing the primacy and autonomy of EU law. Second, it is the preferential treatment of investors given only to an investor from a state with a concluded BIT conflicts the non-discrimination principle. Preferential treatment given in BITs should be either unilaterally extended, or dismissed for all investors. Unless rescinded, BITs remain valid. Investment environment of the European Union might be exposed to an increased risk of legal uncertainty. This is due to the existence of dichotomy of investment arbitration and national courts, which has not allowed for a binding interpretation of EU law since arbitration courts are not considered to be a court of a Member States with respect to the meaning of Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Concurrence of the two parallel systems of dispute resolution does not allow for a prompt...
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Changes of the EU asylum and migration law in the light of the current refugee crisis
Müller, Daniel ; Scheu, Harald Christian (advisor) ; Svobodová, Magdaléna (referee)
This thesis deals with the proposed changes in the area of EU asylum and migration law in the light of the current refugee crisis. EU asylum and migration law are two separate areas between which there is a "close connection". The paper describes EU asylum and migration legal framework, then delimits the term "refugee crisis" and reviews recent measures taken or proposed by the EU. The thesis is divided into 3 chapters. In the first part of the paper the author follows up the legal framework which encompasses both international legal instruments (1951 Refugee Convention and others) and EU primary law and secondary acts. The second chapter is dedicated to analysis of the "refugee crisis", its crises factors, as well as to reflections on the characteristic of this crisis as a state of emergency. The last chapter, which is internally divided into two subchapters, concerning asylum and migration law, relates to particular measures taken by the EU during the crisis. The subchapter which deals with the asylum law includes the following topics: on the one hand it describes ad hoc measures to tackle the migration crisis in Italy and Greece, on the other hand it analyzes proposals of a system reform (e.g. proposal for a permanent EU relocation mechanism, reform of the Dublin system, completing the reform of...
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Posting of workers in the European Union
Jankovcová, Kristýna ; Kunertová, Tereza (advisor) ; Svobodová, Magdaléna (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to present the phenomenon of posting workers within the EU in the context of the freedom to provide services. The author introduces the de lege lata legal framework in a complex and chronological manner, taking into consideration the motives and political pressure behind key modifications. Accordingly, the thesis examines relevant Treaty provisions, case law and its evolution, key secondary acts, as well as the relation of such sources to legal acts which address posting workers in an indirect manner. The author focuses on the analysis of existing key provisions, their practical impact and insufficiencies. However, she also approaches the topic from the de lege ferenda perspective by presenting the ongoing revision of the current legal framework and by considering other potential changes which could improve the regulation of posted workers in the future. Furthermore, the thesis demonstrates the complexity of posting workers by drawing attention to the colliding interests of involved member states and parties, showing the sensitivity of the subject. This underlines the fact that the phenomenon cannot be separated from its political context and is condemned to a constant balancing of two colliding interests - the freedom to provide services and social protection of posted...
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The Principle of Loyalty in EU law
Kruliš, Kryštof ; Král, Richard (advisor) ; Pítrová, Lenka (referee) ; Šlosarčík, Ivo (referee)
This PhD thesis seeks to establish a multi-layered definition of the principle of loyal cooperation in EU law in its current form. It focuses on four fundamental ways of describing this principle. The first one is a linguistic analysis of the term "principle of loyal cooperation" itself. The thesis looks at its equivalents in all official languages of the EU and applies various linguistic (etymology) and non-linguistic research tools and findings from the study of history, social psychology and philosophy to understand and delimit the principle of loyal cooperation in EU law. In a second step, the principle is examined at three separate levels. At the first level the situation and significance of the actors bound by loyalty is explored. At the second level the paper focuses on the differences between the principle of loyal cooperation, the way commitments are met in international public law, and the mechanisms of ensuring loyalty in countries with a federal structure. Lastly, the third level of analysis looks into the ways the principle of loyal cooperation and its operation vary according to the area of competence. Keywords: principle of sincere cooperation, European Union law, theory of federalism, European studies
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Personal status of legal entities in private international law
Doula, Sufjan ; Pfeiffer, Magdalena (advisor) ; Pauknerová, Monika (referee)
In today's world, where globalisation and internationalization becomes part of our daily life, international entrepreneurship turns into a more actual and important issue. The role of law in this system is to set borders and give directions, which reflect the current state of global society. The aim of the diploma thesis Personal status of legal entities in private international law is both to clarify the actual legal situation of determining the personal status of legal entities and to find out the current grade of global legal integration in these aspects, that either encourages or prevents legal entities from international activities. In order to achieve that, firstly, a theoretical definition of the historically evolved theories for determination of personal status of legal entities is given. Subsequently, their main be- nefits and drawbacks are analysed. The first part is concluded with a definition of the scope of the conflict between the two main theories - incorporation theory and real seat theory. Additionally possible ways, how to solve this conflict together with their potential impact, are sought. Further parts of the thesis deal with such terms as recognition of foreign legal entities and cross-border transfer of seat. These all are essential terms that are bound with the per- sonal status of...
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Relation of European Union law and Czech mining law
Šváb, Jakub ; Damohorský, Milan (advisor) ; Stejskal, Vojtěch (referee)
Topic of this thesis is "Relation between European Union law and Czech mining law" and its introduction regards mining, concept of mining law and how European Union law works in general. Next chapter regards what relation human rights has to mining. Main focus of this text is overview of most important legislation of European Union law that influence Czech mining law. These are Directive SEA and EIA, IED Directive, Habitats Directive, Directive SEVESO III, CCS Directive nad Mining Waste Directive.
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Parallel application of national and Union competition law
Veselý, Jakub ; Šmejkal, Václav (advisor) ; Pítrová, Lenka (referee)
Parallel application of national and Union competition law The adoption of regulation No. 1/2003 opened a discussion on admissibility of parallel application of national and EU competition law regarding the ne bis in idem principle. The aim of the thesis is to map the condition of this legal topic after ten years since the process of modernisation of EU competition law on the basis of the analysis of judicial decisions and relevant legal acts including EU Charter of fundamental rights that became a part of EU primary law since Lisbon Treaty. Three different cases are to be understood under the term parallel application. The cumulative application means a case where national competition authority applies both national and EU law to punish anticompetitive behaviour in one single proceedings. The second case is the parallel application on the EU territory, where there are several proceedings held by competition authorities parallelly. These proceedings are held either concurrently or consequently. Lastly, the parallel application going beyond the EU territory is the case where an anticompetitive behaviour that has already been punished by a competition authority of a non-member state is subject of proceedings held by competition authority in EU. The thesis is divided into six chapters. The first...
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Legal Framework of Protection of Foreign Direct Investment under Bilateral Investment Treaties and European Law
Moškvan, Dominik ; Svoboda, Pavel (advisor) ; Pítrová, Lenka (referee)
This thesis aims to analyse alleged incompatibility of bilateral investment treaties signed between the Member States of the European Union with the European Union law and its impact on the investment environment of the Union. Bilateral investment treaties are found to be incompatible with EU law. First, it is the provision allowing for dispute settlement in the form of arbitration, thereby excluding the case from EU judicial review and infringing the primacy and autonomy of EU law. Second, it is the preferential treatment of investors given only to an investor from a state with a concluded BIT conflicts the non-discrimination principle. Preferential treatment given in BITs should be either unilaterally extended, or dismissed for all investors. Unless rescinded, BITs remain valid. Investment environment of the European Union might be exposed to an increased risk of legal uncertainty. This is due to the existence of dichotomy of investment arbitration and national courts, which has not allowed for a binding interpretation of EU law since arbitration courts are not considered to be a court of a Member States with respect to the meaning of Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Concurrence of the two parallel systems of dispute resolution does not allow for a prompt...
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