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European Commission's Reform Proposal Concerning The Investment Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Comparative Analysis
Munzar, Tomáš ; Balaš, Vladimír (advisor) ; Šturma, Pavel (referee)
European Commission's Reform Proposal Concerning The Investment Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Comparative Analysis In November 2015, during negotiations with the USA about the investment chapter of TTIP, the European Commission presented US delegates with a text which significantly differs from the traditional model of ISDS. Commission's reform proposal is a reaction to the current criticism directed towards the legitimacy of investment arbitration and to the demands for its thorough reform or even removal from the TTIP draft text. The Commission introduced the proposal after the public consultation opened in connection with the criticism of ISDS attracted significant public interest. This thesis aims to analyze the Commission's proposal and determine whether the Commission has introduced a sound proposal which would be capable of replacing the traditional concept of ISDS. The thesis further examines whether there are smaller or larger differences between the Commission's proposal and traditional ISDS and whether the Commission could have taken a different approach to some issues. After the first chapter dedicated to the criticism of investment arbitration and the results of the public consultation, the thesis analyses the Commission's proposal. Most attention is given to its procedural aspects,...
Richard Rorty's Political Liberalism, its Philosophical Basis and Relevant Polemics
Munzar, Tomáš ; Kučera, Jan (advisor) ; Šimsa, Martin (referee)
This thesis describes Richard Rorty's view of postmetaphysical political liberalism. After briefly introducing the author, the text deals with his opinions on truth and role of philosophy as they were stated in Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature and which form the foundations for his subsequent views. Further, the thesis addresses Rorty's Contingency, Irony, Solidarity and attempts to present the parts relevant to its topic. In the last part, several selected topics are discussed in broader context and an attempt is made to compare Rorty's texts with those of other authors. These selected topics are Rorty's public-private distinction, postmetaphysical liberalism, relativism and ethnocentrism.

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