Česká ústavnost jako hodnotový rámec integrace cizinců
Czech Constitutionality as a Value Framework for the Integration of Foreigners

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the topic of constitutional values in relation to the integration of foreigners into the Czech society. The first part refers to the question whether we respect the basic constitutional values (respect for human rights and the rule of law) in regulating the status of foreigners and enquires about the main deficiencies of the legislation as well as legal practice in this area. The next part deals with reflections on the topic whether and how the integration of foreigners could be complicated by the fact that the topic of ’the nation’ may form part of the Czech constitutional identity. The third part focuses on the issue of secularism and the arrival of new religions, and the way in which constitutional law can reflect this topic. The key idea of the article is the final claim that if we want to demand respect for our principal constitutional values by foreigners, then it should be us in the first place who respects and upholds these values, also in relation to foreigners.

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