Abstract
Term “surveillance” is used more and more often in the Czech positive law. In the article I deal with theoretical resources relating to terms “supervision”, “surveillance” and “control” - theirs typical characters and main differences.
These terms are not used systematically in the Czech legal order, nor in the Czech legal theory. All the terms mean activities comparison of actual state of affairs and legally required state of affairs or state of affairs required by the individual decision.
In connection with the term “control” there are rated also out of law facts. For diversification among these terms is also relationship between supervising and supervised subjects important.
The term “surveillance” is very often used in the branch of financial market law in actual Czech legislation and this current could be a contribution for logical system in the Czech legal order.