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Freedom of Expression in the Czech Republic
Hrbáčková, Kateřina ; Kindlová, Miluše (advisor) ; Jirásková, Věra (referee)
Freedom of Expression in the Czech Republic This master thesis deals with freedom of expression in the Czech Republic while focusing on the issues of hate speech. It is not only Czech legal code this thesis takes into consideration, because there is an inspiration coming from foreign decisions as well. The thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter explains the term "freedom of expression": it deals with the terminology of "right" and "freedom", categorizes it into the hierarchy of other rights and elaborates the aspects in which freedom of expression is included. This chapter also deals with the arguments supporting freedom of expression. The second chapter describes how freedom of expression is regulated in the Czech legal code. It briefly summarises the evolution, then it deals with individual legal acts: Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and the international conventions (The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms). An idea is also put forward: Does restricting freedom of expression imply the restriction of freedom of thought? The third chapter deals with the restrictions, with the relation between Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and the...
Comparison of U.S. and Mexican approach to freedom of speech
Drhlíková, Eva ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Raková, Svatava (referee)
Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right which is important not only for the intellectual integrity of an individual but also for the healthy development of the whole society. The work represents both general arguments for freedom of expression and codification of freedom in two different legal cultures. In the United States the freedom of expression is protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution, which complements the rich jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of the United States. In Mexico, the right is regulated in Article 6 of the Constitution. The work shows how both countries reached the current legislation on the basis of examination of legal developments and cultural values. The values of the societies are presented on the basis of Hofstede's cultural dimensions. The core of the thesis is to compare the legal limits, which is made primarily on the basis of judicial practice of the Supreme Courts of both countries. Emphasis is placed on four main areas which are related to freedom of speech: (i) fighting words including hate speech, (ii) symbolic speech, (iii) obscenity, and (iv) defamation. In addition to the legal limits the work interprets also the most significant actual limits in both countries. Finally, the author examines the relationship between freedom of expression and...

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