Legal Certainty - Protected Values and Partial Objectives: The Case of the Czech Republic

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17573/cepar.2021.1.03" target="_blank" >10.17573/cepar.2021.1.03</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Legal Certainty - Protected Values and Partial Objectives: The Case of the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Legal certainty is an essential prerequisite for individuals&apos; autonomy, as lack of certainty prevents the planning of future activities and making rational decisions. As other key legal principles, it comprises an axiological quality which influences the interpretation of legal rules and the application of statutory laws. Thus, it should be adhered to by all branches of state power. Its objective is to promote several values that are all important for the protection of human rights: the rule of law, protection of legitimate expectations, general trust in law, prevention of arbitrary decision-making, inadmissibility of retroactivity. However, in some legal systems, the concept of legal certainty is slightly different. These differences also influence the extent and limits of legal certainty as it may not mean total rigidity and prevent necessary changes in statutory laws and decision-making. The reasonable balance is influenced by its axiological content. The article analyses the interpretation practice of the Czech Constitutional Court with the aim to determine the partial values inherent to the principle and categorise them according to their importance. Several partial objectives were determined by qualitative analysis. The quantitative analysis indicates that the key partial objectives include protection of the values comprising a general trust in the law, individuals&apos; legitimate expectations, and a certain degree of predictability of laws, administrative practice and courts&apos; decisions (uniformity, transparency, internal consistency and stability). Having identified these values, further research may be conducted as to how and to what extent expectations should be upheld.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Legal Certainty - Protected Values and Partial Objectives: The Case of the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

Legal certainty is an essential prerequisite for individuals&apos; autonomy, as lack of certainty prevents the planning of future activities and making rational decisions. As other key legal principles, it comprises an axiological quality which influences the interpretation of legal rules and the application of statutory laws. Thus, it should be adhered to by all branches of state power. Its objective is to promote several values that are all important for the protection of human rights: the rule of law, protection of legitimate expectations, general trust in law, prevention of arbitrary decision-making, inadmissibility of retroactivity. However, in some legal systems, the concept of legal certainty is slightly different. These differences also influence the extent and limits of legal certainty as it may not mean total rigidity and prevent necessary changes in statutory laws and decision-making. The reasonable balance is influenced by its axiological content. The article analyses the interpretation practice of the Czech Constitutional Court with the aim to determine the partial values inherent to the principle and categorise them according to their importance. Several partial objectives were determined by qualitative analysis. The quantitative analysis indicates that the key partial objectives include protection of the values comprising a general trust in the law, individuals&apos; legitimate expectations, and a certain degree of predictability of laws, administrative practice and courts&apos; decisions (uniformity, transparency, internal consistency and stability). Having identified these values, further research may be conducted as to how and to what extent expectations should be upheld.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50501 - Law

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Central European Public Administration Review

ISSN

2591-2240

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

19

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

SI - Slovinská republika

Počet stran výsledku

20

Strana od-do

63-82

Kód UT WoS článku

000657321400003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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