A comparison of the constitutional development in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic after the breakdown of the federation

COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CZECH AND SLOVAK REPUBLICS AFTER THE BREAKUP The purpose of this thesis is to compare the constitutions and the constitutional development of the Czech and Slovak Republics after the breakup of Czechoslovakia. Particular attention is dedicated to the constitutional changes connected with the integration of both states into various international and transnational entities as well as to the historical context, i.e. the constitutional development of Czechoslovakia and the process of its breakup, the character of Czech-Slovak relations, and the development of both internal and international politics of both states, which to a certain extent also formed the constitutional development in the Czech and Slovak Republics. With the use of methods of constitutional comparatistics, the effects of these factors on forming the constitutional and the political development in both states and its consequences are further explored. In particular, the thesis deals with the influence of objective integration factors on the constitutional development in both countries and the approximation of constitutional orders of both states on the basis of the afore-mentioned integration tendencies. Lastly, the thesis aims to assess the level of constitutionality in both states 15 years after..