Mgr. Radka Dohnalová CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN THE LIGHT OF LEGAL OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC 2012 SUMMARY The main purpose of my thesis is to analyse the level of implementation of legal obligations imposed on the Czech Republic by international child law. For this purpose, the study maps out the ambit of the international child law relevant to the Czech Republic; it deals especially with binding documents, but it does not ignore non-binding legal instruments, as far as their influence on child rights is certain. The wide range of subject matter is examined with regard to particular analysis of the two most important treaties - the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Clarification of the obligations and an evaluation of their impact is mainly undertaken through an analysis of the outcomes of the control mechanisms. The introduction is followed by two chapters dealing with the theoretical background for the ensuing research. Chapter Two briefly examines the basic theoretical origins of children's rights, since this question is seldom discussed in Czech legal literature. This chapter also analyses crucial concepts such as the definition of the child, the best interest principle and participation rights....