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Restrictions on freedom of speech resulting from the principle of presumed innocent until proven guilty
The second chamber of the Czech Constitutional Court rejected the constitutional complaint by MAFRA, a.s. (Czech newspaper publisher) since the complaint did not infringe claimant’ s freedom of speech. The accessory together with other participants was charged for joint enterprise in procuring. In February 2010 MF Dnes published an article describing the course of the … Continue reading
Czech cartoon and caricature – a long-standing political satire tradition
Czech political satire is a long standing tradition in the country resulting from the history as the nation was under the Austria-Hungary empire first, than occupied by Nazi Germany and Communism. The caricature and satire is a form of the expression of criticism that builds a significant part of the press and public creativity. The … Continue reading
Protection of personal rights in the Czech Republic in general
The Czech legal system belongs to the continental European approach to personal rights. It is influenced by German legal theory, as suggested by the creation of the general personality right and doctrine of natural law. However, it is most similar to the Austrian Civil Code, from which it originally arose. The Czech Charter of Fundamental … Continue reading
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