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Legal aspects of the trade in conflict diamonds
Špás, Martin ; Boháček, Martin (advisor) ; Švarc, Zbyněk (referee)
The objective of this diploma thesis is to explain trade in conflict diamonds and to assess international fight against this illegal trade. The primary objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of the current legislation (international and national level), for example by comparative analysis of the different legislation in selected countries. The aim of this thesis is also to identify the significant historical changes to the regulatory framework and to assess the Kimberley Process and the mechanisms in diamond trade. The aim is also to identify the role of nongovernmental organizations in the Kimberley Process (development of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme) or in the resolution of conflicts. This thesis consists of six chapters. The second chapter is dedicated to the general characteristics of diamonds and aspects of international diamond trade. The third chapter has an aim to describe conflict diamonds and conflicts financed by illegal diamond trade. The fourth and fifth chapter deals exclusively with fight against the trade in conflict diamonds. Conflict diamonds, or so called blood diamonds, are still a very serious global problem and each state should develop and implement the right legal measures in this area in order to substantially reduce this illegal trade.
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The Role of NGOs in the Kimberley Process: Zimbawe Case Study
Krempaská, Michaela ; Havlová, Radka (advisor) ; Kochan, Jan (referee)
This thesis deals with the issue of blood diamonds and the role of NGOs in the Kimberley Process. The theoretical part explains the concept of "blood diamonds" and decsribes conflict resolution in international relations and the status of NGOs in international relations. The practical part describes the role of NGOs in the Kimberley process (their role in adopting the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme), evaluates the situation in Zimbabwe after the discovery of the diamond fields in Chiadzwa and describes the subsequent reaction of the Kimberley Process for blood diamonds in Zimbabwe. The thesis deals with the criticism of the Kimberley Process -- NGOs criticise the Kimberley process mainly for its inefficiency, lack of transparency and inadequate control mechanisms.
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International nongovernmental organizations and conflict resolution - case study blood diamonds and Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
Kudzejová, Barbora ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Kochan, Jan (referee)
The bachelor's thesis deals with the role of the nongovernmental organizations in conflict resolution, specifically using the role of NGOs in creation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme as a case study. In particular, the thesis follows the actions of NGOs leading to Kimberley Process, a certification system which should prevent the trade with blood diamonds, and subsequently help ending and preventing the financing of conflicts. The thesis provides theoretical background for the role of NGOs in conflict resolution and also the definitions of the terms conflict, nongovernmental organizations and blood diamonds. It also describes the advantages and disadvantages concerning the participation of NGOs in the Kimberley Process. In the thesis, the role of the nongovernmental organizations is defined by the specific activities of NGOs, which led to creation, implementation and functioning of the Kimberley Process.
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Trade with blood diamonds as a means of funding of international terrorism
Štekrová, Monika ; Rolenc, Jan Martin (advisor) ; Pavlicová, Vendula (referee)
Terrorism is a term that undoubtedly arouses fear and worry in humans, but they do not really have a clue about how it works. In the first chapters, the work tries to describe resources from which terrorism receives funds for its existence. Less well-known means of funding terrorism are blood diamonds, but it does not mean that it is a term which is not important or it is not necessary to deal with, just the opposite. Another part is devoted to the term "blood diamonds", but also its influence on international terrorism. We also find there a mention of trying to introduce measures that would help to control the world diamond trade. However, not all countries are willing to cooperate and support these measures so that system can not work comprehensively and effectively enough. In terms of international terrorism, raw material extraction is becoming increasingly important and their subsequent sale to support the opposing governments or terrorist organizations in recent years. That is why I chose the topic "Trade with blood diamonds as a means of funding of international terrorism" to give the general public an idea of that issue.
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Campaign against occurrence of blood diamonds
Vrábel, Peter ; Pavlík, Petr (advisor) ; Jeníček, Vladimír (referee)
The goal of this master thesis is a complex description of blood diamonds issues and assessment of existing efforts, specific steps and presented ideas, conceptions and strategies on the ground of Kimberley Process, as well as suggestions of possible solutions and future steps of organizations like Global Witness, Partnership Africa Canada, Human Rights Watch and other interested groups fighting against occurence of illicit diamonds. The thesis is divided into 4 chapters. The first chapter describes characteristics and significance of diamonds. The second chapter focuses on organizations agitating against blood diamonds in the world. The third chapter is subsequently designated for definition and features of the term of failed state, which is often highly connected with the blood diamonds issue. The fourth chapter analyses concrete conflicts or illegal activities in Angola, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe.
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Insufficient delimitation of rights of ownership and its contexture on blood diamonds
Reif, František ; Antoš, Ondřej (advisor) ; Chalupníček, Pavel (referee)
This work investigates how the delimitation of rights of ownership influences economic and political stabilities of the country which is characterized by large mineral riches, particularly by diamonds. Theoretical part of the work is summarizing actual knowledge of several important economists in a spere of juridical delimitation of the private ownership and its subsequent protection. Precisely existence of this two elements is a condition for stability of economy, its long-term qrowth and entire welfare of society. In a practical part of the work these theoretical conclusions are applied to problems of so-called blood diamonds, existence of which was caused patricularly by absence of private ownership and its protection in quite a number of African countries. The closing part of the work is answering the query if a Kimberley's process, which tried to solve problems of blood diamonds, can from the long-term point of view represent an insurance against their prospective further revert to the world-wide markets.
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