Law and multiculturalism: Muslim immigration in selected European countries

Cizojazyčné resumé LAW AND MULTICULTURALISM: MUSLIM IMMIGRATION IN SELECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES The purpose of my thesis is to analyze current legal, social and political development in selected countries of Western Europe which became a home to the Muslim minority. I want to describe the issue of Muslim immigrants and their adaptation to the European legal systems as well. An analysis of this issue is related to the comparison of two different models of immigration policy, namely the British and the French and their legal basis. No matter how different they are, they lead in my opinion ultimately the equally undesirable results such as the creation of suburban ghettos, zero integration and the increasing violence in the streets or unemployment. My goal is besides the analysis of the situation to highlight the deficiencies of both systems and cover the historical and political context. The thesis is composed of six chapters. The first chapter defines the theory of cultural conflict and highlights the fact that the chosen theme can be examined from several angles simultaneously. It's not just the legal issues that need to be asked and we will not find a clear answer. Without the historical, political and socio-cultural context we will not get a complex result. In my work I focus on the area of Western Europe,..