Determination and denial of parenthood

The rigorous thesis deals with the determination and denial of parenthood and relevant legal regulations. The thesis is divided into eight chapters. The first section monitors the historical development of determining parenthood from the Roman era through modern European legal regulations to the current Czech legislation. The second part is addressed to major sources of law in terms of the determination and denial of parenthood, whereas the third one dwells on the crucial case law of the European Court of Human Rights. The fourth chapter clarifies issues related to the determination of motherhood including secret and anonymous childbirths. The fifth section engaged in assisted reproduction and surrogate motherhood is followed by the next part regarding the determination and denial of fatherhood. The seventh chapter comparing the Czech and the Slovak legal regulations comes next. The last passage mentions the relevant treatment in the New Civil Code