The main theme of this thesis is the issue of the procedural acts of judicial proceedings (focused mainly on aspects of delays), in the code of civil procedure as part of the legal order of the Czech Republic. The theoretical part defines the procedural aspects of civil procedure. The main focus is on the delay of court proceedings on the part of the participant and subsequently the defence against delays in the proceedings caused by the court. The thesis contains the statutory documents of the legal order of the Czech Republic. The essential part of the theoretical thesis is the rights for the protection of citizens' rights, which are embedded in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and in the European Convention for the Protec...