Contentious issues of self-defence in Czech case law

Disputed Issues of Necessary Defence in the Case Law The thesis itself is focused on the points at issue of necessary defence mainly in the field of Czech criminal law although some partial issues are also compared to the foreign legislation. In compliance with the title of the work author's attention is dedicated in the first place to case law in the areas that have not been decided by courts yet, further, the law theory is described. The thesis is composed of seven chapters, from which the first forms as an introduction, where the goals and approaches are indicated. The last, seventh section summarizes the outcomes and conclusions of the thesis and also serves as a recommendation of some useful legislative changes that can be done in the future. The Second Chapter describes the institute of necessary defense itself and its position in the system of criminal law and defines the basic terminology. The circumstances excluding criminal liability (excuse defenses) are also depicted there and distinguished from circumstances excluding lawlessness (justification defenses). The last section of this part is dedicated to the current wording of the institute of necessary defence in the valid Czech Criminal Code. The Third Chapter serves as the key part of the whole thesis and deals with the issues creating..