Modern Czech Constitutional Traditions and their Origins
Modern Czech Constitutional Traditions and their Origins

Summary/Abstract: A natural subject of interest, whether in constitutional comparatistics or in political science, is the so-called constitutional traditions of individual countries. By constitutional traditions we mean a certain way of dealing with a particular issue that is repeatedly used in the constitutional system of a given country and can be described as typical for that country. Traditions are of interest because they link the past to the present, shape it and through it influence the future. For a particular way of dealing with law or society to be described as traditional, it needs to be universally accepted and for a long time. The 30-year period of the independent Czech Republic is insufficient in this respect. However, the connection with Czechoslovak statehood, to which the Czech Republic openly adheres both formally and in day-to-day politics, provides a reasonable basis for judging a 105-year solution as 'traditional'. Moreover, given that this was a very dynamic period, it is even more appropriate to describe as traditional what has survived over the whole period, i.e. what has proved itself. In the case of the Czech Republic, the emphasis on republicanism, the parliamentary form of government and the strengthened position of the President of the Republic can be described as modern constitutional traditions based on a proper analysis.

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