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Impartiality in the U.S. Supreme Court: Navigating Judicial Values in a Political Arena
Doskočil, Jan ; Pondělíček, Jiří (advisor) ; Kozák, Kryštof Přemysl (referee)
Impartiality is an important theoretical concept that determines the ability of judges to provide both parties of litigation with a fair trial. Despite this, judicial impartiality is relatively unexplored in academic writings. This thesis aims to correct this discrepancy by delving into varying interpretations of impartiality and the occurrence of impartiality debates in the context of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The thesis seeks to answer the question of whether impartiality plays an important role in the appointment of new justices and whether impartiality concerns are overshadowed by political concerns. Furthermore, the thesis explores possible avenues for changes that would ameliorate impartiality discussions, both with respect to theoretical interpretations of impartiality and practical reforms of the confirmation process. Through an analysis of recent confirmation hearings, the thesis concludes that while impartiality is important in considerations of judicial candidates, the problem lies in its competing interpretations, which are mostly divided along the lines of partisan affiliation. Moreover, impartiality is at the core of all kinds of judicial philosophy, which complicates its theoretical separation from various schools of legal thought. This interpretational ambiguity,...
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Antifa group in the USA and its relation to mainstream politics
Žádník, Jiří ; Dopieralla, Jakub (advisor) ; Novotný, Jaroslav (referee)
Title Antifa group in the USA and its relation to mainstream politics Annotation The presented bachelor thesis deals with the relationship of leading political figures of the major two political parties in the United States and the antifa movement, especially their reaction to the events of August 2017 in Charlottesville and the participation of antifa in the counterprotests against the Unite the Right rally. The paper first presents to the reader with the history of the antifascist movement in the United States up to the emergence of the first organized networks of the activist cells and the transition from ARA to AFA. Subsequently, the paper describes the preparation, organization and the actual events of August 11th and 12th. The research section of the paper analyzes firstly statements posted by the monitored political leaders on the Twitter social media, specifically their immediate reaction to the events. Secondly, articles published shortly after the events on selected news websites were analyzed, specifically how they informed about the antofa movement and its participation. Keywords antifa, antifascism, USA, Charlottesville, democrats, republicans, New York Times, Fox News
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The Evolution and Political Impact of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street during Barack Obama's Presidency
Hushegyi, Ádám ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee)
Barack Obama's administration inherited one of the most severe economic crises in the history of the United States, which severely undermined the American public's confidence in the country's political and economic future. Declining trust in the federal government and its handling of the economic recession gave rise to two influential movements, the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street, which were thoroughly critical of the country's leadership. Both movements made use of a strong populist rhetoric and mobilized masses by denouncing the political and financial elites, calling for returning control over the country's fate into the hands of ordinary citizens. My master's thesis is an analysis of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street that focuses on the ideology and goals that drove these popular movements, as well as highlights the most crucial commonalities and differences between them. I argue in favor of interpreting the ideologies behind the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street as two distinct types of populism, in addition to which I emphasize the different degree of outside support the two movements enjoyed during their rise to prominence. To determine how influential the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street became during Barack Obama's presidency, I also study their relationship with the political...
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U.S. economy and economic policy: Republican and Democratic approach
Longinová, Petra ; Cihelková, Eva (advisor) ; Bartušková, Hana (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on the economy and economic policy of the United States of America, in particular on the evaluation of approaches of selected representatives of the two major political parties (Republican and Democrat) to key issues affecting the economic situation of the country. The first part defines the similarities and differences in opinion between Democrats and Republicans, and there is also a description of the economic situation which formed the basis for the second term of President Bush. In the next sections of my thesis, I describe the economy and economic policy in the period during the rule of selected presidents and their administrations and objectives which they set for that given period. Furthermore, I evaluate whether they were able to meet these objectives. In the last chapter, the fourth, I evaluate the approach of individual presidents and their administrations to real economic issues, and describe the state of the economy at the end of the first term of Barack H. Obama.
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