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The Role of Interpreters in Conflict Zones
Uková, Martina ; Špirk, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Čeňková, Ivana (referee)
This thesis The Role of the Interpreter in Conflict Zones presents a general overview of some basic characteristics of interpreting in conflict zones. The theoretical part characterizes historical development of interpreting in conflict zones and describes the legal status of interpreters working in such an environment based on the international humanitarian law. The following section describes the use of interpreters in the Czech Army, examines the language training of the Czech soldiers and defines a summary of the past and current missions of the Czech Army. These descriptions serve as a basis for the empirical section of this thesis which analyzes responses of Czech soldiers represented in the questionnaire survey that aimed to clarify their experiences with interpreting in foreign missions of the Czech Army. The survey shows that the Czech soldiers appreciate the quality of interpreting in foreign missions and prefer to use the local civilian interpreters. Key words: interpreter, conflict zone, civilian, combatant, Czech Army.
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Child soldiers and their position in international law
Faja, Zbyšek ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (referee)
The Bachelor thesis analyzes position, status and protection of child soldiers in public international law. Its aim is to discover, if there is sufficiently precise legal protection of child soldiers during armed conflicts. In order to meet the target, the thesis encompasses several topics. Firstly, it deals with current situation of child soldiers in the world and defines who is considered a child and a child soldier respectively. Secondly, it generally analyzes position of persons (not only children) in international humanitarian law. The issue is relevant to determine a status of children granted by international law. Crucial part of the thesis is represented by a detailed analysis of international instruments, which protect children from recruitment and participation in hostilities. Finally, the thesis summarizes its findings and answers the questions, if and why the legal protection of child soldiers is effective or not.
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