Legal status of the judge within the legal order of the CR

115 Resumé Legal status of the judges in the legal order of the Czech Republic The purpose of my thesis is to analyse legal status of the judges in the legal order of the Czech Republic and to review actual questionable opinions on this theme. The reason for my research is my longtime interest in the function of judge. The thesis is composed of two parts, each of them dealing with different aspects of status of judge. Part One deals with legal status of judges in the legal ordre of the Czech republic. This part is subdivided into five chapters. Chapter One characterises the status of judge in general purport. Chapter Two analyses the legal requirements for becoming a judge. This chapter explains the selection procedure to be judicial candidates. The chapter refers to the legal status of judicial candidates in France and in the Netherlands.Then, it is focuses on appointment of judges in context of addition to age. By the amendment of Act No. 6/2002 Collection of Law the minimal age of judge is thirty years. The President Václav Klaus in 2005 refused to appoint the judicial candidates who have not been of this age. Chapter Three examines discretions and duties of judges. The chapter consist of four subchapters. The first subchapter concentrates on problems resulting from the pro- fessional qualifications of..