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Social contract as a rational choice
Full text linkSocial contract as a rational choice The thesis is intended to be an introduction into contemporary social contract theories which are elaborated within the methodological framework of the rational choice theory. John Rawls' book A Theory of Justice is a seminal work in this field. The thesis, however, does focus not only on the approach adopted by Rawls, but on the theories of other authors as well - that of J. Buchanan, D. Gauthier, T. Scanlon and R. Nozick. These remain quite unknown in the Czech context. The structure of the thesis should allow for a comparison between the respective theories as the author starts with the object of the social contract, proceeds to the parties to the contract and, finally, to its content. Special attention is devoted to the game theory which models some of the typical interpersonal interactions and, using its theoretical apparatus, can illustrate problems of social cooperation - the key theme of virtually all social contract theories. Following Schelling's theory of focal points an expressive theory of law is discussed. In the next part of the thesis the author illustrates mechanisms of maintaining of social order with the help of latest empirical studies. Eventually, the author tries to outline the way analytic philosophy views the social contract as a system..
Recenze práce Jana Wintra Česká parlamentní kultura
No full textRecenze publikace - WINTR, Jan. Česká parlamentní kultura.Vyd. 1. Praha: Auditorium, 2010. ISBN 9788087284131
Horizontal Effects of Human Rights
Full text linkThe aim of this thesis is to analyse the issue of horizontal effect of human rights, i.e. whether and how they affect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals in private law relationships. With the development of society associated with expansion of the catalogue of human rights and with strengthening of their protection, we are witnessing infiltration of human rights into other legal areas than they were present in previously. This raises many questions about their application in such areas, especially questions about the holders of the obligations resulting from those rights. The thesis is divided into three chapters. In the introductory chapter the author describes the theoretical basis of human rights, the concept, development, and especially their specific nature and function compared to conventional legal norms, which is relevant for subsequent correct understanding of their application in horizontal relationships, which is the theme of the second chapter of the thesis. In the second chapter, the author focuses on the horizontal effect of human rights itself. The chapter describes the application of human rights in horizontal relationships, and then focuses on horizontal legal relationships and recipients of human rights as holders of the obligations resulting from those rights. The..
Does Political Ideology Influence the Czech Counstitutional Court's Decision-making?
No full textIn the presented thesis the author analyses the possible influence of judges' ideolog-ical beliefs on the Czech Constitutional court decision making. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and analytical one. The first part emphasizes the need to distin-guish between the fact that courts' decisions have political consequences and the suspi-cion that those decisions are made in a political way. The theoretical part thus focuses on the discussions on the judicialization of politics, constitutional interpretation, judicial legitimacy and the attitudinal model of judicial decision making. Since the judge can no longer be seen only as "the mouth that pronounces the words of the law", other factors than the text of law (or the Constitution) that determine their decisions should be taken into account. Political beliefs could be one of such factors. Nevertheless, the author ar-gues, that judges lack democratic legitimacy for making purely political decisions and so it is important that they suppress the conscious or subconscious tendency to decide the constitutional cases according to their ideological beliefs. It is thus useful to test the sceptical hypothesis, that what judges do is actually pure politics. It is argued that the analysis of the decision making can be enriched by employing the..
Contemporary Social Contract Theories
Full text linkContemporary Social Contract Theories The thesis is intended to be an introduction into contemporary social contract theories. John Rawls' book A Theory of Justice is a seminal work in this field. The thesis, however, does focus not only on the approach adopted by Rawls, but on the theories of other authors as well - that of J. Buchanan, D. Gauthier, T. Scanlon and R. Nozick. These remain quite unknown in the Czech context. The structure of the thesis should allow for a comparison between the respective theories as the author starts with the object of the social contract, proceeds to the parties of the contract and, finally, to its content. Special attention is devoted to the game theory which models some of the typical interpersonal interactions and, using its theoretical apparatus, can illustrate problems of social cooperation - the key theme of virtually all social contract theories. Eventually, the author tries to outline the way analytic philosophy views the social contract. In its eyes, the social contract is a necessary implication of the existence of language
Analyses accompanying creation of law on the example of regulation of new phenomena, the so-called shared economy
Full text linkAnalyses accompanying creation of law on the example of regulation of new phenomena, the so-called shared economy Abstrakt v anglickém jazyce This thesis deals with analyzes preceeding the parliamentary phase of the legislative process on the example of the modern phenomenon, the shared economy. In the case of regulation of a shared economy, the legislator faces a difficult task of regulating yet unregulated, and in such cases, there is a risk that in the event of an incorrect analysis, the regulation may be unfunctional and thus unnecessary. The author chose two analyzes for his thesis, namely analysis of regulatory impact assessment and related explanatory report. The topic becomes more important when we consider that today's era is called the age of legislation. In some ways, it also offers an alternative view of improving the quality of regulation (usually laws), because although the legislator is trying in every way to improve the quality of the Czech legal system, it focuses entirely on the legislative process in the chambers of the Parliament, or adopts new adjustments for the greater transparency of the legislative process. The thesis consists of an introduction, 6 chapters and a conclusion. The chapters are subdivided into subchapters. In the first and second chapter, the author defines the..
Deficits of contemporary law-making in the Czech Republic
Full text linkThe deficits of conteporary law-making in the Czech Republic Keywords: legislative process, Parliament, legisprudence Abstract: The thesis concerns contemporary law-making process in the Czech Republic in an effort to identify its weak spots, which can lead to low-quality laws being created and passed. Rating the quality of legislative process is considered by the author to be impossible without a proper philosophical and theoretical basis. Such basis is found in the theory of legisprudence, which was conceived by L. Wintgens. Legisprudence is a theory of rational law-making and it presents itself as an alternative to mainstream jurisprudence that is focused mainly on interpreting law. In accordance with legisprudence, the legitimacy of law is dependent on bringing positive outcomes compared to a situation of absence of law. Philosophically, legisprudence is based on social contract as a mandate for the lawmaker to pass laws that only minimally encroach on freedoms. Principles of legisprudence and the requirements on lawmakers that it formulates, are applied on specific parts of the law-making process in Czech Republic. Specifically, administrative procedure of legislative drafting, legislative technique, explanatory memoranda, regulatory impact assessment, and parliamentary procedure are examined. These..
Race and Equality from the Perspective of Law
Full text linkRace and Equality from the Perspective of Law In this thesis, the author deals with the phenomenon of racial discrimination from the perspective of law. In order to understand the issue, it is necessary to set discrimination in a broader socio-scientific context. Therefore, the author draws not only from legal sources, but also from other social sciences. Other important sources of information were the reports and recommendations of non-governmental organisations, which play an important and irreplaceable role in the area of anti-discrimination policy and its implementation. The main focus of this thesis, therefore, is comprehensive treatment of the issue, taking into account its interdisciplinary context. The content of the thesis is divided into four parts. The purpose of the first part is to introduce the reader to the issue of discrimination and explain the basic concepts of the theory of race, equality and discrimination. The second part details the international mechanisms of protection against racial discrimination - in the framework of the United Nations organization, International Labour Organization, Council of Europe and the European Union. The third part describes the national system of protection against racial discrimination according to the hierarchy of national sources of law, i.e...
Application of municipal and regional legislation in ligt of their right to self-government
Full text link57 Aplikace právních předpisů obcí a krajů ve světle práva na jejich samosprávu Abstrakt: Tématem práce jsou podzákonné právní předpisy vydávané územními samosprávnými celky a především otázka jejich aplikace. Obecné soudy jsou dle článku 95 Ústavy oprávněny samy posoudit soulad podzákonného předpisu se zákonem. Autor se v práci zabývá otázkou, jak mají postupovat správní orgány, pokud se dostanou do obdobné situace. Autor v práci shrnuje dosavadní diskusi k vázanosti správního orgánu podzákonnými právními předpisy a rozšiřuje ji o úvahy ve vztahu k podzákonným právním předpisům, které vydávají územní samosprávy. Dochází k závěru, že Čl. 95 odst. 1 Ústavy je třeba vykládat tak, že shledá-li správní orgán, že je k tomu oprávněn, smí při vydání rozhodnutí neaplikovat podzákonný právní předpis územně samosprávného celku. Je zohledněn mezinárodněprávní dopad, především dopad do práva Evropské unie. Autor položenou otázku poměřuje s judikaturou Nejvyššího správního soudu, dle které je správní orgán povinen při své činnosti posuzovat soulad vnitrostátního práva, které aplikuje, s právem Evropské unie. A dále rozvádí úvahy, jaké má tato judikatura dopady na řešené téma. V neposlední řadě jsou v práci nastíněny úvahy de lege ferenda, jak se vypořádat se situací, ve které by stát způsobil a následně uhradil škodu...58 Application of municipal and regional legislation in light of their right to self-government Abstract: The topic of the thesis focuses on by-law regulations issued by local self-government units and especially the question of their application. According to Article 95 of the Constitution of the Czech Republic, the general courts are entitled to assess the compliance of a by-law with the law. In the thesis, the author deals with the question of how administrative authorities should proceed if they find themselves in a similar situation. The author summarises the existing discussion on the binding of administrative authorities by sub-legislative regulations and extends it to considerations in relation to sub-legislative regulations issued by local authorities. He concludes that Article 95(1) of the Constitution of the Czech Republic must be interpreted as meaning that if the administrative authority finds that it is entitled to do so, it may not apply a by-law regulation of a local authority when issuing a decision. Account is taken of the international legal impact, in particular the impact on European Union law. The author compares the question with the case-law of the Czech Supreme Administrative Court, according to which an administrative authority is obliged to assess the compatibility of the national...Katedra teorie práva a právních učeníDepartment of Legal Theory and Legal DoctrinesFaculty of LawPrávnická fakult
Judiciary and the Right to a Fair Trial in Communist Czechoslovakia 1948 - 1989
No full textThe aim of the study is to map and judge the level of the right to a fair trial in Czechoslovakia after the communist revolution in relation to the minimum requirements imposed by the European Convention on Human Rights. Czechoslovakia did not ratified this Convention and therefore it is not regarded in terms of the applicable law, but in terms of timeless principles of fair trial as expressed in the Convention. Even present case law speaks about the need to comply with the timeless principles of a fair trial, namely the decision of the Supreme Court in the case Ludmila Brožová-Polednová, file number 7 Tdo 549/2008, and the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Pavel Vítek, file number 7 TZ 179/99, which was also analysed by the author. The Convention is useful for comparing with regard to the time of its creation when there was in Czechoslovakia "intensification of the struggle against the class enemy" as Communist terminology justified escalating process of violations of the right to a fair trial. The starting point will be not only in classification of cases of violations of the right to a fair trial under Article 6 or other rights and freedoms of the Convention as it took place in Czechoslovak judiciary from 1948 to 1989 but also an understanding the situation in the legal environment at..
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