National parks legislation of Czech Republic, Slovakia and USA

National parks legislation of Czech Republic, Slovakia and USA Abstract The thesis offers a look at the legal regulation of national parks in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the USA. The diploma thesis points out the legal instruments used for nature protection, especially in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It gives a picture of common as well as different ways, which were often inspired by each other in the creation of means of nature protection. The work is also focused on amendments to nature protection legislation and their gradual development over time. The content of the work is processed by a descriptive method combining legal regulations of different states. Formally divided into ten chapters. The first chapter offers a historical excursion into the development of nature protection with the first introduction of unregulated efforts by individuals or smaller groups to create specially protected areas. The second and third chapters focus on the presentation of the IUCN international classification, nature conservation management or the presentation of international and EU nature conservation institutions. The fourth chapter explains the concept and classification of individual protected areas, with reference to large specially protected areas. Application of concepts and classification through legal..