This study addressed two issues. First, it examined the ability of two models, developed by Cox, Ingersoll and Ross (CIR), to explain the differences between futures and implicit forward prices in the thirteen-week T-bill market. The models imply that if future interest rates are stochastic, futures and forward prices differ; the structural difference is due to the daily settlement process required in futures trading. Second, the study determined the efficiency of the thirteen-week T-bill futures market using volatility and regression tests. Volatility tests use variance bounds to examine whether futures prices are excessively volatile for the market to be efficient. Regression tests investigate whether futures prices are unbiased predictors of future spot prices. The study was limited to analysis of the first three futures contracts, using weekly price data as reported in the Wall Street Journal from March, 1976 to December, 1984. Testing of the first CIR model involved determination of whether changes in futures-forward price differences are related to changes in local covariances between T-bill futures and bond prices. The same procedure applied in testing the second model with respect to changes in futures-forward price differences, local covariances between T-bill spot and bond prices, and local variances of bond prices. Volatility tests of market efficiency involved comparison of mean variances on both sides of two inequality equations. Regression tests involved determination of whether slope coefficients are significantly different from zero.

On February 5, 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt submitted to Congress “The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1937,” often simply called the Court-packing bill. The president hoped to circumvent the Court, which for years had been overturning New Deal programs, by appointing six new justices. However, the bill disguised its true intentions behind a veil of improving judicial efficiency. This misdirection backfired; the bill failed and Roosevelt’s popularity plummeted just months after a landslide reelection. This thesis examines the origins of the infamous Court-packing bill. It argues that Roosevelt was largely a background figure in the development of the plan, as he charged Attorney General Homer Cummings with finding a solution to the Court’s obstinacy. Cummings was the driving force behind the bill, particularly with regards to keeping it secret from other advisers and hiding its true intentions. Roosevelt’s most crucial mistake was in relying almost exclusively on his cunning attorney general.

This thesis examines the critical response to Quentin Tarantino’s representations of screen violence, primarily the violent content in his three revenge thrillers: Kill Bill (2003-4), Inglourious Basterds (2009), and Django Unchained (2012). Throughout Tarantino’s career, critics have attacked him for aestheticizing bloodshed to such a degree that it becomes a glib, pop culture affectation, and the empirically larger amounts of violent content in the revenge thrillers has only encouraged this claim. This paper argues for a recontextualization of how Tarantino wields brutality throughout these three pictures, that the rise in graphic content reflects a greater engagement with social-moral concerns in a manner that is both socially responsible – to echo Susan Sontag’s views on visual representations of violence in Regarding the Pain of Others (2003) – and creatively consistent among those artists looking to retain their cultural significance as they age.

The final thesis is divided into seven chapters, which are divided into several sub-chapters. First chapter contains short introduction about the main focus of the thesis and the purpose of the work. Its aim is to test the hypothesis that the securing bill of exchange is a suitable tool to secure obligations and, if so, under what conditions. Despite the common opinion that advantages are on the creditors' side, reader will also see pitfalls that accompany its use. Second chapter explains the concept of bill of exchange from a broader perspective, including its evolution and development of current legislation. It also compares legislation of Czech Republic and European Union with a brief look into some differences of Anglo- American law of bills of exchange. There are also defined types of bills of exchange with their requirements described in this chapter. Third chapter deals with securing bill of exchange in detail. It explains its characteristics, content and scope. Subchapter 3.3 is devoted to the most commonly used type of securing bill of exchange-blank bill. There are also results of the survey of usage of bills of exchange with description. Reader will learn about advantages and disadvantages of securing bill of exchange. Fourth chapter is a brief explanation of the various aspects of agreement on...

- The concept of a bill of exchange and promissory note The topic of the master thesis is "The concept of a bill of exchange and promissory note". This topic has been chosen for its attractiveness, topicality and difficulty. The author's work experience was the motivation for the selection of this topic. The objective of the diploma thesis is to give a characterization of the bill of exchange and promissory note, to explain what kinds of them exist and to analyse their essential elements. The diploma thesis is structured into eight chapters. The first chapter introduces the issue of bills of exchange and promissory notes and outlines the objectives of the thesis. The second chapter discusses briefly the history of the bill of exchange and promissory note and of the bill of exchange law at all. It is divided into three sections in which it is referred to the origin of the bills of exchange, to the historical importance of the bill of exchange law and especially to the international dimension, which the bill of exchange law acquire and which contributes to almost perfect current legislation in our country. The third chapter is devoted to the sources of exchange law in the Czech Republic and to the relations between them. The greatest attention is dedicated to the bill of exchange and check act number...

This Thesis concentrates on special instruments of the Bill of Exchange - aval, protest and domicile. The Paper describes their legal framework and currentcase law.The Thesis is divided into three parts, each of which is dedicated to one of the above mentioned institutes of the Bill of Exchange. A case fom author's law practice is included in the chapter dedicated to aval. It specifically elaborates on particularities of the Bill of Exhange avalation. The chapter about protest analyses the author's survey (2013)in which a couple of Czech municipal administrations were requested to certify a protest of a Bill of Exchange.

The purpose of my thesis, bearing the title "The principle of draft rigorousness (rigor cambii) in the perspective of Czech substantive and procedural law", is to analyze the term of draft rigorousness as well as to consider its influence on chosen institutes of the draft law. The reason to choose such topic for my thesis is my deep interest in this area of law, thanks to its precise regulation and rich history of evolvement of individual draft institutes. The paper is divided into five parts, where the introductory part is followed by three major chapters and the conclusion. The first of the chapters is called The Draft rigorousness, the second The Term of draft rigorousness and the third The Individual categories of draft rigorousness. The first chapter briefly outlines the characteristics of draft law as such with reference to the rigorousness of draft law in comparison to the general legal regulation. Furthermore it provides a comparison of the continental and Anglo-Saxon draft law in terms of formality and rigorousness of the regulation. The second chapter of my thesis focuses on the term of draft rigorousness itself and attempts to define its substantiality. The issue studied is whether to understand the term of draft rigorousness only as an attribute of the draft regulation, or if it should...

in English The First Amendment to the United States Constitution and the development of its interpretation The aim of the paper is to analyze the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The main reason for my research is my long-term personal interests in the fields of law which are covered by the First Amendment. The thesis is composed of an introduction, six chapters and a conclusion. The study begins with the introduction where it is discussed methodology, my motives for choosing this topic, importance of the topic and potential contribution of this thesis to the Czech legal science. Chapter One examines historical roots of the First Amendment's rights and freedoms. It focuses on their development both in the England and in its American colonies. It tries to find main tendencies contributing to reasons for adopting rights and freedoms embodied in the First Amendment. Chapter Two concentrates on the main political and legal events involving adopting the First Amendment, and then it attempts to find a proper interpretation of the First Amendment using both historical and teleological approach. The second chapter also discusses the scope of the First Amendment. The chapter ends with the examination how external factors (such as legal philosophy or politics) influenced the decision making...

- The concept of a bill of exchange and promissory note I have chosen the topic of the Thesis "The concept of a bill of exchange and promissory note" particularly due to the fact that I have become interested gradually in the issue of bills of exchange and promissory notes and in particular bill of exchange and promissory note essentials during the seminars of the commercial law and writing of the thesis has been an opportunity for me to extend my knowledge, concerning this institute. I got intrigued by the bills of exchange and promissory notes, particularly by their remarkably constant and permanent legislation in conjunction with specific requirements for formal quality, which is typical for bills of exchange and promissory notes. In my opinion, the bills of exchange are widely used instrument in our daily life, whose features and drawbacks their users may not even realize. It is for that reason, that the bill of exchange and promissory note essentials need increased attention due to their fundamental importance. The aim of my thesis has been to analyze primarily individual bill of exchange and promissory note essentials with the use of literature, and also of the rich case law, which relates to this theme. The thesis consists of four chapters, with the first chapter entitled "Introduction to...

The position of a guarantor (avalist) in relations regarding the bill of exchange Aval is connected with a security called a bill of exchange. Besides the possibility to use the bill of exchange to secure debts, it is possible to ensure the debt embodied in the bill of exchange charter and increase its value. It is meant aval as the main theme of the thesis. The main aim of the thesis is to introduce aval from a legal point of view and assess the status of the guarantor in bills of exchange relations from the point of view of his rights and duties, especially against s and debtors (in the case of regression) in different situations and phases. The special source of legislation is the law of bills of exchange and checks that permeates the entire structure of the work. Structurally this work consists of two main parts. The first part is focused on legal formalities on bills of exchange charter and consequences in case of the absence of one of these essential formalities for the position of guarantor. The second part is devoted to aval In addition to development, formal and material conditions necessary for the origin of the bill of exchange is considerable space devoted to characteristics of aval . Another important part of this work represents creditors negotiations towards guarantor and vice versa, which...