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State and War: Development of the Concept
Duda, Jan ; Barša, Pavel (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
The history of international law, understood as an object of intersubjective reality, reflected various territorial structures of human society. States, as bearers of international law, were made in course of history by wars that they led with each other. On the basis of thought of Carl Schmitt we can distinguish two historical structures of territory: the universal medieval empire and the modern sovereign states. Both of these structures were connected with distinct systems of international law and with distinct concepts of war. Since the turn of 19th and 20th century we can observe signs of decline of the Westphalian system of sovereign states. This process, accompanied by changes in concept of war, began to be fully expressed at the beginning of the 21st century in connection with so called war on terror. On the juridical concepts of war on terror and humanitarian intervention I show decline of the Westphalian system of sovereign states and possible return to the international structure of the medieval empire.
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Comparison of the importance of the Central Europe in the Westphalian and post-Westphalian system in terms of its impact on other European States
Kovářová, Andrea ; Romancov, Michael (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
The region of the Central Europe can be seen as a natural geographic region. Its importance, however, is not so natural and simply definable in terms of geopolitics. The part and the importance of this region have changed due to the important international events since the beginning of the international relations. For some time, the region had a strong influence on other European countries, as well as was playing a prominent part in formation of the international relations. However, there were also periods when the geopolitical concept of "Central Europe" practically didn't exist, or at least the influence of this area was almost null. Therefore, with the transformation of the basic pillars of international relations as well as international system itself from the Westphalian system to the post-Westphalian system it can be expected also a change in the overall role and influence of the Central Europe in the European context. This paper attempts to analyse the difference in the position of the Central European region in terms of its role and influence on the surrounding European states in the Westphalian and post-Westphalian system.
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The Contemporary International System: Beyond Westphalia?
Kovářová, Andrea ; Jireš, Jan (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
Title: The Contemporary International System: Beyond Westphalia? Author: Andrea Kovářová Department: Department of Political Science Supervisor: PhDr. Jan Jireš Abstract: The thesis analyses the contemporary international European system and its chief characteristics. Its main goal is to compare the existing European international system with the ideal model of the modern Westphalian order as defined in the classical works of realist authors in international relations, such as Hans Morgenthau, Kenneth Waltz and Hedley Bull. The thesis will also reflect upon the contemporary debates on the nature of the existing international system, building on texts by Robert Cooper. The thesis will first define the concept (ideal model) of Westphalian system and subsequently will apply it to the contemporary European international relations with the aim to assess whether the contemporary world can still be labelled as "Westphalian" or whether it has moved away from it. Keywords: International Relations, Westphalian System, Postwestphalian System, Sovereignty, Anarchic Structure, Balance of power
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State and War: Development of the Concept
Duda, Jan ; Barša, Pavel (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
The history of international law, understood as an object of intersubjective reality, reflected various territorial structures of human society. States, as bearers of international law, were made in course of history by wars that they led with each other. On the basis of thought of Carl Schmitt we can distinguish two historical structures of territory: the universal medieval empire and the modern sovereign states. Both of these structures were connected with distinct systems of international law and with distinct concepts of war. Since the turn of 19th and 20th century we can observe signs of decline of the Westphalian system of sovereign states. This process, accompanied by changes in concept of war, began to be fully expressed at the beginning of the 21st century in connection with so called war on terror. On the juridical concepts of war on terror and humanitarian intervention I show decline of the Westphalian system of sovereign states and possible return to the international structure of the medieval empire.
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