The regulation of international jurisdiction of courts in proceedings to settle the relationship to minor children and in divorce proceedings

The regulation of international jurisdiction of courts in proceedings to settle the relationship to minor children and in divorce proceedings The thesis aims to analyse current legal regulation of international jurisdiction of courts in proceedings settling the relationship to minor children during their parents' divorce, which is to be found mainly in the regulations of the European Union, in international conventions and in the Czech law. The relevant legal regulation is then closely examined in order to assess whether and under which circumstances is it possible to determine international jurisdiction of courts in one country both in divorce proceedings and in proceedings to settle the relationship to minor children, regarding mainly matters of the parental responsibility and matters of maintenance obligation from parents towards children. The first chapter of the thesis is focused on explanation of used legal terms, as international private and procedural law and international jurisdiction. There is also a summary of the sources of law which are analysed in the following chapters. The second chapter analyses the relevant sources of law and its provisions which deal with procedural aspects of international family law and explains the term parental responsibility. The third chapter is closely..