Parliamentary immunity in the Czech political system

The thesis "Parliamentary Immunity in the Czech Political System" examines the history of parliamentary immunity in the Czech lands from 1848 until today. Primarily, it focuses on allowing prosecutions of deputies and senators and the attempts to reduce immunity in the Czech Republic after 1993. The thesis looks in detail at the provisions on immunity in the constitutions which were in force in the Czech lands after 1848; it also gives an overview of the cases of allowing deputy prosecutions during 1918-1938 and under the communist rule (1948-1989). In addition, the thesis includes chapters on the origin and legal implementation of parliamentary immunity, on its broad definition and on the immunity provisions in the constitutions of other countries