The process of national consultations of international treaties in the Czech Republic. 1st part. Historical and comparative context
2010
Abstract
The aim of the first part of the article is to illustrate the historical and comparative context of the ratification procedure in the Czech Republic. This process involves generally an interplay among several bodies of the state; the propes evaluation of the historical context may enable brief constitutional regulation in the Czech Republic to be construed.
One of the key questions is the role of the president in the national consultation procedure in the Czech Republic. The first part ends with a comparative study based on the questionnaire circulated via the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation.