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Church autonomy in the Czech Republic as an expression of religious freedom and its legal limits
Suchomel, Petr ; Gerloch, Aleš (advisor) ; Řepa, Karel (referee)
The thesis title The church autonomy in the Czech Republic as an expression of freedom of religion and its legal limits ABSTRACT The rigorous thesis deals with the constitutionally guaranteed autonomy of churches and religious societies as one of the essential elements of freedom of religion. It examines what is necessary content of it and seeks the highest permissible limits of its legal restriction in a democratic state governed by the rule of law (in general) and in the Czech Republic (in particular). It represents the autonomy of churches and religious societies as an integral part of religious freedom, which is an inalienable human right and freedom. The general part of the thesis analyzes the content of freedom of religion and the content of church autonomy, trying to define its maximum limits, especially through the development of constitutional law in individual European states (by comparing their constitutions) and through the abundant judicature of the European Court of Human Rights. The special part of the thesis deals with the development of freedom of religion and church autonomy in the territory of the Czech Republic since reception of Austrian law in former Czechoslovakia during the First Republic, through the "period of darkness" under communist totalitarianism to the present day. The...
Sects, new religious movements and identity i Russia in the nineties of 20th century in the context of overall societal changes
Holmerová, Terezie ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (referee)
Diploma thesis "Sects, new religious movements and identity in Russia in the nineties of 20th century in the context of overall societal changes" deals with the problem of minority religions in Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Terminological part explains the difference between the termin "sect" and "new religious movement", introductory historical overview outlines the role of sects in the history of Russia. The hub of the study lays in three large chapters. The first deals with the dynamics of the religious situation in relation to sects in the first half of the 90s, classifies them and names the main representants. The second part deals with concrete manifestations of changes in the middle of the decade, for example the process Yakunin versus Dvorkin or the change of legislation in 1997. The third part seeks answer to the question what was the underlying cause of changes in social and legal position of sects and finds the anspher in the sphere of national identity.

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