„Veta za vetu“ a osoba soudce
“Measure for measure” and the judge

Summary/Abstract: The content of this paper is seeking to gain further insight into the problematic of selection of judges by using of thoughts and methods of the Law and Literature movement. The main emphasis is placed on the Czech law in this area and it’s comparison with processing of this issue in Measure for Measure, the play by William Shakespeare. Selection of judges is considered an important question of all times but during the evolution of democracy in the Czech Republic after the Velvet revolution becomes increasingly more severe. Unfortunately, public debate on this topic is still insufficient. Therefore, the general goal of this paper is a legal analysis of this topic, a summary of the recent legislation in the Czech Republic and it’ s comparison with Measure for Measure. The actual text is thematically divided in three main parts. The first part focuses on Shakespeare and his importance for law, the second part deals with a legal analysis of the question of selection of judges. In the following third part, few parts of Measure for Measure are chosen and commented with regard to our recent legislation. The aim of the whole text is to compare more than 500 years old English drama with the Czech legislation in the 21st century.

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