Adoption - a comparison between the law of the Czech Republic and Germany

(anglické resumé) Adoption - a comparison between the law of the Czech Republic and Germany The dissertation compares adoption problems in the Czech Republic and in the Federal Republic of Germany. The First Chapter considers the historical development of adoptions in both countries comparing legal regulations. Principle of the full adoption is described in the first part of Chapter Two. The second part shortly explains the difference between revocable and non-revocable adoption, which is possible in the Czech Republic. This Chapter lastly complements short division of kinds of adoption. Chapter Three is the most extensive one. This chapter focuses on the adoption of minors. First it analyses and compares the terms of adoption. For easier orientation the terms are subdivided into four groups: the first looks at the terms on the side of adoptive parents, the second group deals with the terms on the side of adoptive child, the third shows terms on the side of biological parents and the fourth group deals with further terms of adoption. Each group describes terms according to the Czech and German law separately and then compares them. Besides the terms of adoption Chapter Three deals with the adoption process. It contains mediation process, proceedings for determination whether biological parents'..