The Protection of Human Rights in the Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
pp. 82-98
Author(s):  
Vladimír Sládeček
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights

It Takes a Village to Implement a Judgment: Creating a Forum for Multi-Stakeholder Involvement in the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-198
Author(s):  
Vít Alexander Schorm
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
European Court ◽  
National Implementation ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
The Government ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

Abstract In this practice note, the Government Agent of the Czech Republic before the European Court of Human Rights and other international bodies for the protection of human rights reflects on national implementation, with the help of selected examples.

The Czech Republic in the UN Human Rights Council 2011 – 2014

2019 ◽  
pp. 247-265
Author(s):  
Lucie Hanzlíčková ◽  
Irena Melounová ◽  
Štěpánka Zemanová
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Human Rights Council

Twenty Years After

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Šárka Waisová ◽  
Linda Piknerová
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Present Evidence ◽  
Czech Society ◽  
Rights Issues ◽  
Chamber Of Deputies

However obsolete it may appear in the environment of the post-1989 Czech Republic, dissident activity has left its imprint on Czech society and politics. In Czech foreign policy, there is something like a dissident tradition, which dissidents themselves seem to uphold. In the Czech foreign policy process, there exists an explicit mechanism that has incorporated the dissident tradition, which, in quite a few cases, has affected policy outcomes. The introduction of the dissident tradition into Czech foreign policy was facilitated by the dissidents’ great concern for foreign policy and for human rights issues, and, in particular, for human rights issues outside the Czech Republic. We present evidence that dissidents have been concerned with foreign policy and with human rights issues by analyzing the membership of parliamentary committees of both chambers of the Parliament as well as the dissidents’ activities in the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Significantly, when activities tied to the dissident tradition emerge in the Parliament, the initiators of such activities are always (although not exclusively) dissidents; the opponents, always nondissidents.

scholarly journals Role of Czech Republic in the Development of Belarus Civil Society

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
Mikhail Vedernikov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Support For Democracy ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Integral Feature

The reaction of the Belarusian authorities to the August 2020 demonstrations, drew strong condemnation from the Czech Republic. The article analyzes the reasons for such close attention of the Czech officials to the Belarusian problems. The historical context of the Czech Republic’s support for the Belarusian opposition is outlined; revealed the human rights and value aspects of the foreign policy of Prague, where support for democracy and human rights is an integral feature of Czech diplomacy at its present stage of development. The author examines the «Program of Transformational Cooperation» of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He comes to the conclusion that the Belarusian direction has always been among the priorities and has not disappeared from the agenda. However, the stability of the Belarusian regime led to the fact that the Czechs began to contribute to the development of democracy in other countries, where its «implantation» was more real.

scholarly journals An evolving conception of discrimination in Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Abel
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Ethnic Origin ◽  
European Convention ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Segregated Schools ◽  
South Wales ◽  
European Court ◽  
Indirect Discrimination ◽  
Grand Chamber

CESAA 19th ANNUAL EUROPE ESSAY COMPETITION 2011 - Postgraduate winner: Simone Abel (University of New South Wales)In 2007, the European Court of Human Rights’ Grand Chamber handed down its judgment in DH and Others v Czech Republic. The case arose out of the disproportionately high number of Roma children assigned places in segregated schools for children with intellectual disabilities in the Czech Republic. It was alleged that this practice discriminated against Roma children who had normal, or even above normal, intelligence levels. The applicants claimed that they had been discriminated against in the enjoyment of their right to education on account of their race or ethnic origin  TheCourt made a finding of indirect discrimination against the Czech government. Commentators have hailed this as a landmark judgment that expands the conception of discrimination under the European Convention on Human Rights. This paper will discuss how this finding differs from the First Chamber’s judgment and other ECHR caselaw to alter the conception of discrimination under the European Convention on Human Rights.

scholarly journals Tolken in de zorg: hoe wordt er met anderstalige patiënten gecommuniceerd?

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
Pavlína Knap-Dlouhá
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Language Brokering ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right

This article analyzes structures within which interpreters are deployed in the healthcare sector in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. It pays particular attention to the status, conditions, and guidelines that guarantee the provision of interpreting services. The first part also explains some important concepts that are closely related to healthcare interpreting, including language brokering and natural interpreting. Despite the fact that funding for interpreting services was stopped by the government (2012), it is a developed field in the Netherlands. As a reaction to the abolition, there was a wave of protests; many parties believe that this has compromised one of the human rights (the right to access to care). In the Czech Republic, a new law was introduced (2011), the Health Services and Conditions of Provision Act, which guarantees patients the right to communication that is understandable to the patient. Since then, certain facilities were introduced that should make communication with non-native speaking patients effective. Nevertheless, more experience and knowledge should be brought in to be able to speak of a good organizational structure and quality.

6 Responsibility, 6.4 Admissibility of the Application by Vlastimir and Borka Banković, Živana Stojanović, Mirjana Stoimenovski, Dragana Koksimović, and Dragan Suković against Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom , European Court of Human Rights, Grand Chamber Decision, [2001]

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scovazzi Tullio
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Radio Station ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
European Court ◽  
Grand Chamber

The Bankovic case is one of few cases in which the European Court of Human Rights took a position that, without an acceptable explanation, restricts the application of rights granted by the European Convention on Human Rights. The application was submitted by individuals who put forward that in 1999 seventeen states parties violated art. 2 (right to life) of the Convention by bombing by aircraft the television and radio station in Belgrade. As a consequence of this NATO directed operation sixteen civilians were killed and another sixteen were seriously injured. The Court found that it had no jurisdiction to entertain the case, as at that time Yugoslavia was not a party to the Convention. The Court gave a too restrictive interpretation of the word ‘jurisdiction’ to basically conclude that the Convention applies only within the territory of states parties. The Bankovic decision has been contradicted by subsequent judgments.

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