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Animal and duty to provide compensation for damage
Kubečková, Barbora ; Lederer, Vít (advisor) ; Salač, Josef (referee)
Animal and duty to provide compensation for damage Abstract As of 2014, an animal is no longer considered a mere thing within the Czech legal system. The legislator thus responded to society's changing attitude towards animals. Animals have gained in importance also in private lives. It is not exceptional for an animal to take on a role of a close companion today. However, due to their unpredictability animals often find themselves out of human control. Consequently, damage to legally protected goods often occurs. This diploma thesis concentrates on damage caused by an animal as well as damage caused to an animal. The aim of the thesis is to provide a complex insight into the legal regulation of compensation for the damage in question and to evaluate whether the regulation adequately reflects the special nature of an animal as a living creature, especially in the context of dereification of animals. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter is devoted to an animal and its legal status. First, the chapter focuses on the conceptual definition of an animal. Subsequently, the phenomenon of dereification of animals is discussed. The chapter identifies interests pursued by the dereification of animals and rejects the notion of dereification as a mere proclamation without practical consequences....

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