Th is study takes a closer look at the principles of impartiality of judges and the principle of presumption of innocence on the background of the recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as the ECtHR”). Specifi cally, it is a&#x...

The topic of this article is to explain the function of legal principles in the Czech civil and criminal proceedings, with emphasis on explaining the principle of officiality in the Czech criminal and civil proceedings. The authors do not describe this principle separately, but...

The topic was a critical summary of the judgment of the Constitutional Court file no. Pl. ÚS 6/20, in which the Constitutional Court decided on the recognition of a foreign decision and adoption and relativized the concept of the best interests of the child.

The paper deals with the principle of contradictory and its reflection in criminal and civil proceedings. First, the application of the principle of contradictory in criminal proceedings is discussed, especially at the stage of the main trial, and then its application in civil proc...

The 100th anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia is a good opportunity for evaluating the state‘s role with respect to the present-day Czech statehood. An opportunity for assessing its values and traditions that are appreciated and disputed today as they were in the past.&...