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Democratic erosion in the world
Nehoda, Marek ; Guasti, Petra (advisor) ; Perottino, Michel (referee)
This thesis deals with democratic erosion, mainly in form of executive aggrandizement. Thesis is based on the theory of Nancy Bermeo, who defined and started to scholarly deal with the issue of aggrandizement. Methodologically, this work uses the principles of a case study, with individual case studies being Hungary, Nicaragua, Thailand, Turkey, Mali, and Armenia, in which the subject of research is the phenomenon of executive aggrandizement in each branch of power during the years 2008 to 2018. The research questions are answered thanks to systematic analysis of branches of power within case studies. The result is discovery that across different political systems and regions there are common features in the examined cases. In all cases, except Thailand, there is a unicameral parliament present, and that the institution aggrandized first is usually the one that can threaten the continuity of executive mandate the most. Furthermore, it is possible to generalize the signs of democratic erosion. These particularly include - unconstitutional activities, manipulation of the electoral process, limitation of powers or gaining control over the legislation/judiciary/executive, etc. Finally, executive aggrandizement occurs the most over the judicial power, where research shows that the judiciary most often...
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Demokracie jako předpoklad vstupu Turecka do EU
Konečný, Štěpán
Democracy is an essential prerequisite for any country to join the EU. My thesis focuses on the state of democracy in the Republic of Turkey today and its accession to the EU at the same time. I began to investigate the nature of Turkish democracy from the very inception of Turkey. The historical context has helped me to understand the evolution of Turkish democracy to its present form. I have mainly focused on the development from the beginning of the new century to the present day. I have checked whether Turkey is moving towards or away from democracy by using the Democracy Index. I also looked at what conditions are imposed when it comes to Turkey's accession to the EU and how Turkey has been and is being able to meet the conditions. As a result, Turkey's drift away from democracy and the current stagnation of accession negotiations is hampering undemocratic sentiments in the current Turkish political scene.
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Judicial system in the Czech Republic
Vrána, Matouš ; Hřebejk, Jiří (advisor) ; Suchánek, Radovan (referee)
Judicial system in the Czech Republic Abstract This thesis focuses on the topic of the Judicial System in the Czech Republic, the aim of which is to provide a clear and compact interpretation of the chosen topic. The structure of the thesis respects the arrangement of the individual organizational branches of the court system according to Act No. 6/2002 Coll., on the Courts and Judges, Lay Judges and the State Administration of the Courts and Amending Certain Other Acts (the Judiciary Act), as amended by later regulations, i.e. from the highest to the lowest organizational branch. The thesis is structured into four chapters, where the first chapter of the thesis serves as an introduction, in which an explanation is presented concerning the separation of powers in the state and the basic related concepts, which are further explained in more detail in individual subchapters to better grasp the topic. The second chapter of the thesis is focused on the legal sources of the judiciary, where the first subchapter contains the basic definition of the sources of law and the following subchapters are focused on the interpretation of the main legal sources of the organization of the judiciary in the Czech Republic. The third chapter is the main part of the thesis, which describes the organization of the courts in the...
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Forensic social work
Stehnová, Martina ; Bartoň, Daniel (advisor) ; Janečková, Hana (referee)
Forensic social work Martina Stehnová Praha, 2022 Summary This bachelor thesis deals with forensic social work, introduction to the issue, description of the methods of forensic social work and definition of the role of a forensic social worker. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to describe the current state of forensic social work in the Czech Republic and to present its possible use and benefits based on examples of good practice from abroad.
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Judiciary, Advocacy and Notary in Strakonice 1850-1938
PODHORSKÁ, Anna
Supposed work on the theme Judicary, Advocacy and Notary in Strakonice 1850-1938 deal with development of legal rules and state administration since the days of birth of district courts` system until period of end of the first republic. Forementioned time period was selected intentionally on the basis of extant archive materials, which were necessary for elaboration of the subject. Concretely the work applies itself to description of workload of juridical profession, personal life of their representatives operating in Strakonice and eventually to their function in community. Law and order deputies played a important role not only in political but also in cultural and public life. Very often they acted in municipal government, in some cultural club and of course they performed their professions at the same time. So called provincial practice run at small town did not offer big or revolutionary cases, still it was interesting. Spectrum of adjudications and legal and notarial agenda provide insight to people{\crq}s manners and behaviour in a given period. Purpose of the work is to bring closer juridical history of the region I come from.
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The Supreme Administrative Court of Czechoslovakia - its formation and development
Kučera, Miroslav ; Kuklík, Jan (advisor) ; Skřejpková, Petra (referee)
This thesis deals with the formation and development of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Czechoslovakia. Given that this institution in our country was built on similar principles as the previous administrative court in Vienna, there is a part of the work given to the development of Supreme Administrative Court in Vienna and also briefly discusses the development of directions of administrative judiciary in Europe, because only in mutual relations you can understand why after an establihment of the independent Republic of Czechoslovakia, the concept of the Supreme Administrative Court in Vienna used in our conditions as well. In particular, thanks to this and the legislative framework, the Supreme Administrative Court of Republic of Czechoslovakia could be constitued in a very short time after the establishment of the Republic of Czechoslovakia. The following is gradual evolution of the court changes its powers and jurisdiction, including amendments to the Act made about him. In addition, this work also addresses the issue of the seat of the Supreme Administrative Court, staffing its decision-making.
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The evolution of the obsession phase of the Vichy syndrome: Klaus Barbie in the articles of Le Monde 1988-2017
Šrédlová, Petra ; Matějka, Ondřej (advisor) ; Bauer, Paul (referee)
Petra Šrédlová Diploma thesis Abstract Abstract The trial of Klaus Barbie was an important turning point in the French memory of the Vichy regime. For a purpose of Barbie's conviction, the interpretation of the crime against humanity was changed in the French legal system. Barbie's victims were, for the first time, given the opportunity to publicly testify. Furthermore, the trial provided an opportunity for development of the Jewish memory and the memory of the resistance. The trial of Klaus Barbie provided the basic legal and procedural framework later on used by the courts in trials with Vichy's criminals. Moreover, the personality of Klaus Barbie remained sealed in a negative sense in French memory, when he was often remembered on the occasion of various events. The aim of this diploma thesis is to prove that, on the basis of qualitative content analysis of articles by Le Monde containing the term "Klaus Barbie" in the period from July 3, 1988 to July 4, 2017, further development of the phase of Obsession of the Vichy syndrome can be traced, along with its thematic categories and intensity. This diploma thesis also argues that the memory development did not proceed consistently, but kept on returning in the form of various events in order to recall not only Klaus Barbie and his trial, but also other...
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Political Role of Courts and Judges from a European and Comparative Perspective
Vikarská, Zuzana ; Ondřejek, Pavel (referee)
1 Political Role of Courts and Judges from a European and Comparative Perspective Zuzana Vikarská The submitted dissertation examines European apex courts (i.e. the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights) and aims to answer the research question whether these judicial institutions are political and, if so, in what sense. The author puts forward five perspectives from which the political role of courts and judges can be analysed. The first dimension perceives judges as human beings who are influenced not only by legal rules but also by various non-legal influences, including political ones. In the first dimension, the notion of politics therefore stands in contrast to a certain idea of legal purity and separation of law from politics. This first dimension covers various jurisprudential perspectives on judicial decision-making, but also issues such as transparency of judicial institutions or the quality of judicial reasoning. The second dimension looks at the nomination procedures that lead to judicial appointments at the European apex courts. In this case, politics means the participation of political actors in the process of selecting candidates for the judicial functions. In this meaning, the notion of politics stands in opposition to the notion of expertise. The...
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The Role of the Judiciary in the Integration Process of the United States of America and the European Union
Zelený, Jan ; Kindlová, Miluše (referee)
The Role of the Judiciary in the Integration Process of the United States of America and the European Union The aim of this thesis is to describe the integration process of both the European Union and the United States of America and to depict the most crucial role the judiciary had. The thesis will explain how courts can in general substitute the other branches of power, usually when the latter are inactive or even unwilling to act. Both ways how the European Court of Justice (working together with national courts) and the Supreme Court of the United States have influenced or even enabled successful union-making policy will be compared. One of the most surprising facts might be that the Supreme Court had rather an auxiliary role in turning the Union into a strong entity, while the Court of Justice most likely was a real European integration leader. The thesis presents number of specific examples or cases how both courts not only created legal rules but also came up with policy-making decisions, which has significantly changed the given community and lives of all citizens in it. It can be concluded that from nowadays perspective, both courts enjoy great power and prestige. Obviously, the SCOTUS is being regarded as the stronger one from those two. However, such a view might not be entirely accurate...
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