Pitrova, Marketa and Smekal, Hubert and Suchy, Petr
(2007)
Principy organizace zájmových skupin v ČR:
právní předpisy a jejich změna v důsledku
procesu evropeizace.
Czech Journal of Political Science, 14 (4).
pp. 376-388.
ISSN 1805-9503
Abstract
Principles of Interest Group Organization in the Czech Republic:
Legal Rules and their Changes as a Result of Europeanization
This paper seeks to find out to what extent the process of EU accession has influenced legal regulations
concerning the creation and functioning of social and political actors. Through the analysis of various
statutes and changes made to them, the paper tries to determine the role the EU plays in amending
assembly legislation. The actors under scrutiny include political parties, professional organizations,
labour unions, and civil society organizations. The paper concludes that the most influenced field of
actors was the area of chambers of professionals which was obliged to conform to requirements for the
free movement of people and services in the European Union in order to comply with European law. The
Czech Republic was quite leisurely in their harmonization of statutes, with the majority of them passed
just before accession to the EU. An interesting part of the problem concerns the question of political party
membership, which is still reserved only for Czech citizens. However, European citizenship, with its voting
rights to the European Parliament and local magistrates, is arguably going to push slowly for change even
in this domain.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Czech Republic; interest groups; legal europeanization; freedom of assembly; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Law |
| Item ID: |
17948 |
| Depositing User: |
Hubert Smekal
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| Date Deposited: |
13 Dec 2023 15:21 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Czech Journal of Political Science |
| Publisher: |
International Institute of Political Science |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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