Principles of civil law procedure

The purpose of my thesis is to analyse principles of civil procedure that are derived from the right to a fair trial. This topic is very actual partly because of the newest development of society (which poses new challenges even for the civil procedure) and partly because of the specific situation in the Czech Republic. Therefore it is necessary to not only be aware of the basic principles of the civil procedure, but as well know how they are being applied. The thesis is composed of seven chapters, each of them dealing with a different principle. Chapter One is introductory and defines what are the principles concerned, where they come from and explores their history. The next part of the first chapter attempts to elucidate why this topic is of an interest in the Czech Republic at the current time. Chapter Two deals with the right to an independent and impartial tribunal established by law. Chapter Three focuses on the right to a fair hearing and ways by which it is secured. The right to a fair hearing consists of set of important rights, e. g. right to a hearing in one's presence, right to an effective participation at the hearing and right to an adversarial trial. Those rights must be interpreted in compliance with the principle of equality of arms. Chapter Four explores the right to trial within..