The preliminary ruling

The preliminary ruling The subjects of thesis research are preliminary rulings considering the Czech civil proceedings and preliminary rulings submitted to the Court of Justice of the European Union. The thesis is designed to analyze legal changes made to the preliminary rulings with emphasis on the case-law. The introductory historical part of this thesis describes the then Roman law institute called praeiudicium, in which the beginnings of the development of the current form of the preliminary rulings can be observed. Later on, the attention of the thesis is shifted towards preliminary rulings in the legal order of the Czech Republic. After the opening determination of the term, the following chapters begin to focus on the nuances of the terminology of this procedural institute, position of the preliminary ruling in the judgment or explaining the differences between material and procedural preliminary rulings. The main chapter is centered around the boundness of the court by existing decisions regarding the specific question. This part is followed up by the explanatory breakdown of the law in force. The next chapters of the thesis discuss the assessment of the preliminary rulings that have not been ruled yet. The chapters also examine facultative and obligatory suspension of the proceeding..