This thesis examines the Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States from the perspective of Canada's obligations vis-a-vis asylum seekers under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Safe Third Country Agreement requires asylum seekers to lodge their refugee claims in the first country of arrival, as between Canada and the United States. Asylum seekers on the United States side of the border who are seeking to enter Canada for the purpose of claiming refugee status will be deflected to the United States to lodge their claims there. By deflecting asylum seekers in this manner, Canada effectively conscripts the United States to carry out its obligations under the Charter to furnish procedural and substantive protections to asylum seekers. This thesis examines certain features of the United States asylum system to which asylum seekers deflected under the Safe Third Country Agreement would be subjected, in order to determine whether, according to relevant Charter jurisprudence, deflection constitutes a deprivation of security of the person under section 7 of the Charter and whether such deprivation can be justified under section 1.

Data matching is the automated process permitting the comparison of significant amounts of personal data from two or more different databanks in order to produce new information. Its use by governments implicates many rights and freedoms, including the protection against unreasonable search and seizure under section 8 of the Canadian Charter. / In the author's opinion, a governmental data matching program will probably constitute a search or seizure under section 8 when a positive answer is given to two questions. First, is there a use or transfer of information which implicates constitutionally protected information? Generally, section 8 will only protect biographical personal information, as described in the Plant case. Second, one must determine if a reasonable expectation of privacy exists as to the purpose for which the information will be used. In other words, one must determine if the two governmental databanks are separate on the constitutional level. / However, a positive answer to both of theses questions does not mean that the matching program necessarily infringes section 8. It will not be considered unreasonable if it is authorised by law, if the law itself is reasonable, and if the execution of the program is reasonable. Presuming that the program is authorised by law, it is probable that a matching program aimed to detect individuals collecting illegally social benefits will not be considered unreasonable.

Cette thèse tente de vérifier La légitimité et la possibilité de concrétiser un futur gouvernement ou État islamique, par le moyen de mettre en évidence les perceptions des partisans islamistes qui appartiennent aux deux groupes politico-religieux différents, l'un est approuvé par l'Etat tandis que l'autre n’est pas approuvé. Dans le cadre général du socio-cognition et de l'anthropologie, et à la lumière de la présence d'une croyance inévitable et absolu détenu par les partisans islamistes sur l'état islamique, cette thèse étudie la compatibilité des perceptions de ces islamistes avec les concepts largement reconnu comme moderne , incarnés, par exemple, dans la démocratie, la séparation des pouvoirs et les élections. La pertinence de cette étude réside dans l'anticipation de la présence d'un état futur basé sur la loi islamique, et la présence actuelle de certains gouvernements islamiques ou gouvernements dirigés par des islamistes dans le monde arabe se présente comme une preuve d'une telle anticipation. La thèse, par conséquent, adopte une approche pluridisciplinaire fondée, d'abord, sur une partie anthropologique à travers laquelle l'observation des partisans des deux groupes politico-religieux est destinée à retracer la manière dont l'État islamique comme croyance peut être transformée en un projet d'avenir. Deuxièmement, une étude sociocognitive basée sur un questionnaire et des interviews a pour but de mettre en évidence statistique les possibilités de réalisation d'un futur État islamique avec un système constitutionnel moderne où les libertés individuelles et les droits des minorités sont respectés et acceptés. Les deux approches sont utilisés d’une façon complémentaire pour répondre à la question: Est-il possible de concrétiser un futur Etat islamique avec un système constitutionnel moderne généralement fondé sur l'acceptation des droits de l'homme et des libertés, compte tenu de la présence d'une croyance inévitable et absolue à un tel état, adoptée par les partisans de ces mouvements politico-religieux? Les conclusions tirées de cette thèse, qui servent comme une réponse à la question, confirment, à travers les données anthropologiques et statistiques, qu'un Etat islamique moderne est possible dans l'avenir, surtout avec la présence des partisans islamistes qui sont prêts à subir un changement conceptuel en ce qui concerne une partie de leurs croyances. En conséquence, la thèse recommande, surtout par rapport aux groupes politico-religieux non approuvés, de lancer une discussion ouverte et sincère, de la part de l'Etat, en présence des perceptions modérées d'un Etat islamique moderne, détenus par un certain nombre de partisans non-approuvés. / The legitimacy and the possibility of concretizing a future Islamic state or government is what this thesis is trying to investigate by means of highlighting perceptions of Islamist partisans belonging to two different politico-religious groups; one is approved by the state whereas the other is not. Within the general framework of socio-cognition and anthropology, and in the light of the presence of an inevitable and absolute belief held by Islamist partisans about the Islamic state, this thesis studies the compatibility of these Islamists’ perceptions with the concepts widely acknowledged as modern, as embodied, for instance, in democracy, separation of powers, elections, partisan multiplicity…The relevance of this study lies in its anticipating the presence of a future state to be based on Islamic law, and the current presence of some Islamic governments or governments led by Islamists, in the Arab world, stand as an evidence to such an anticipation. The thesis, hence, adopts a multidisciplinary approach based on starting, first, with an anthropological ground through which observation of partisans from the two politico-religious groups is meant to trace how the Islamic state as a belief can be transformed into a future project. Second, a socio-cognitive study based on a questionnaire, which is in its turn in the form of an interview, is meant to statically highlight the possibilities of achieving a future Islamic state with a modern constitutional system where individual freedoms and minorities’ rights are respected and accepted. The two approaches are complimentary in the sense of their hunting for an answer to the question: Is it possible to concretize a future Islamic state with a modern constitutional system generally based on acceptance of human rights and freedoms in the light of the presence of an inevitable and absolute belief in such a state, adopted by partisans of these politico-religious movements? The conclusions drawn from this thesis, which serve as an answer to the question, confirm, through the anthropological and statistical data, that a modern Islamic state is possible in the future, especially with the presence of Islamist partisans who are ready to undergo a conceptual change regarding some of their believed-to-be non-modern thoughts. Accordingly, the thesis recommends, especially proportionate to the non-approved politico-religious group, to start an open and sincere discussion, from the part of the state, in the presence of moderate perceptions of a modern Islamic state, held by a number of non-approved partisans.

This thesis explores the meaning and content of s. 41 of the Official Languages Act of Canada, which imposes certain duties on all federal institutions towards French- and English-language minority communities. While vitally important as a component of Canada's language rights archictecture, the nature and content of s. 41 as a legal norm remain woefully unclear. The immediate aim is to determine: (1) whether s. 41 confers a right to specific measures in particular cases; (2) whether such rights are individual or collective; and (3) if collective, what sort of interests are protected. Section 41 presents a number of interpretive challenges. First, it uses terminology which is undefined in the Act and yet has no self-evident meaning. Thus, the nature of the primary legal subject, 'linguistic minority communities' (LMCs), is unclear, as are the nature of the protected interests, 'vitality' and 'development'. Second, the interpretive principles developed by the case-law for official language rights rely on a conceptual framework that is vague and under-theorized. Key components of that framework, like the concept of a necessary link between language and culture, have yet to be fully explored, either in the case-law or in legal scholarship. This presents an acute problem in the case of s. 41, where the content of these concepts will likely prove dispositive. In order to grapple with these challenges, this thesis develops an account of language rights as collective rights. Drawing on the philosophical literature and existing case-law, I argue that LMCs should be conceived of as collectivities rather than mere aggregates of individuals, and that a number of language rights, such as s. 41 of the OLA, and ss. 16.1 and 23 of the Charter, aim to protect the collective interests of these collectivities. I then define some of these interests from both an empirical and a normative perspective. I conclude by arguing that s. 41 of the OLA protects an 'autonomy interest', which both prohibits federal institutions from interfering with existing LMC autonomy, and provides a basis for claiming enhancements to that autonomy, within the confines of the statutory mandate of the institution in question.

Les systèmes fiscaux nationaux sont traditionnellement construits autour de la relation entre l’Etat et le contribuable. Au fondement de la notion d’ « Etat fiscal » (ce que la doctrine allemande appelle Steuerstaat), cette relation structure l’organisation du système fiscal, tenu de prendre en compte les facultés contributives, c’est-à-dire la capacité à payer des contribuables au regard de leur situation face à l’impôt. L’affirmation progressive de la portée fiscale du marché intérieur conduit à remettre en cause l’exclusivité de cette relation pour contraindre les systèmes fiscaux à se conformer aux objectifs propres au marché intérieur. Justifiée par le principe de primauté du droit de l’Union européenne, la « fiscalité de marché », c’est-à-dire un ensemble de règles fiscales accompagnant la construction et le bon fonctionnement du marché intérieur, fragilise les principes constitutifs de l’Etat fiscal. Alors que les principes de la « fiscalité de marché », nés de la portée fiscale des libertés de circulation et de l’objectif de concurrence libre et non faussée, suivent la logique propre au marché intérieur, l’Etat fiscal est centré autour du contribuable. Il est nécessaire d’analyser la relation entre ces deux logiques potentiellement conflictuelles en recherchant si les principes fondamentaux de l’Etat fiscal sont incompatibles avec ceux de la « fiscalité de marché » . La « fiscalité de marché » contribue à une transformation du fonctionnement de l’Etat fiscal par l’affirmation d’une obligation de neutralité sur le marché. Toutefois, elle n’en remet pas en cause les fondations, particulièrement la prise en compte des facultés contributives par le législateur fiscal. La pérennité de l’Etat fiscal invite alors à s’interroger sur les moyens d’organiser sa coexistence avec les principes de la « fiscalité de marché ». / National tax systems are usually built upon the relation between State and Taxpayers. Laying at the foundations of the Fiscal State (what German doctrine calls Steuerstaat), this relation structures the very organization of the tax system which has to take taxpayer’s ability-to-pay into account. The affirmation of the fiscal scope of Internal market has led to question this relation’s exclusivity to force national tax systems to comply with Internal market’s goals. Based on the principle of primacy of the European Union Law, “market taxation” (fiscalité de marché), i.e. a whole set of tax rules going with the construction and the proper functioning of the Internal Market, weakens Fiscal State’s main principles. While “market taxation”’s principles are based on the fiscal scope given to freedoms of movement and undistorted competition and follow the Internal market’s goals, the Fiscal State is centered around the taxpayer. It is necessary to assess the relation between these possibly conflictual rationales by researching whether Fiscal State’s main principles go against those of “market taxation”. “Market Taxation” effectively leads to deep changes in the functioning of tax systems by enforcing a whole neutrality on the market. Nevertheless, Fiscal State’s foundations, in particular the legal obligation of taking taxpayers’ capacity-to-pay into account, are not disputed. Fiscal State’s continuity invites to examine how to organize its coexistence with “market taxation”’s principles.

D'apparence banale, le principe de proportionnalité signifie en réalité un bouleversement profond du droit. L'importance de ce développement, ainsi que le retentissement de ce principe partout dans le monde, explique l'intérêt considérable que suscite cette question dans la littérature récente. Cependant, il n'est pas commun d'analyser ce principe dans un contexte particulier, en tant que manifestation d'une culture spécifique. Cette thèse entreprend une telle analyse dans le contexte de l'Union européenne, qui s'avère à maints égards paradigmatique, à partir d'un examen du raisonnement de la Cour de justice dans ses décisions en application des libertés de circulation. Cet examen permet, d'un côté, de prendre acte de l'ampleur du potentiel transformateur du principe de proportionnalité sur les plans formel, matériel et institutionnel. En effet, ce principe ayant été conçu par la Cour comme une évaluation de l'efficience des mesures étatiques, les implications sont lourdes à l'égard de la forme de raisonnement employée par la Cour, la fonction des libertés de circulation et enfin la répartition de compétences entre l'Union et les Etats membres. D'un autre côté, le principe de proportionnalité s'avère également un miroir particulièrement apte à refléter les particularités de la culture juridique de l'Union, au sein de laquelle un discours de nature technocratique se montre prévalent. / Despite its apparent innocuousness, the principle of proportionality actually brings about a profound transformation of the law. The importance of this development, as well as the spread of this principle throughout the world, accounts for the considerable interest that this issue has raised in recent scholarship. However, it is uncommon to analyze this principle within a specific context, as a manifestation of a particular culture. This thesis embarks on such an analysis within the context of the European Union, which would seem paradigmatic, by examining the reasoning of the European Court of Justice in its judgments applying the freedoms of circulation. This examination will make it possible, on the one hand, to take cognizance of the potential for transformation of the principle of proportionality at a formal, substantial and institutional level. lndeed, this principle having been conceived by the Court as an evaluation of efficiency of State measures, the implications are significant with regards to the form of reasoning employed by the Court, the function of the freedoms of circulation and finally the distribution of competence between the Union and the Member States. On the other hand, the principle of proportionality becomes a particularly appropriate mirror for reflecting the specific characteristics of the legal culture of the European Union, within which a technocratic discourse appears prevalent.

Depuis la fin des années 1990 à nos jours, le cadre normatif de la lutte contre le blanchiment d’argent n’a cessé d’évoluer. Cette évolution reste tangible tant au regard de l’accroissement des normes pénales, que de la multiplication des normes de policing au sein des banques.Ces dernières ont vu leur rôle évoluer considérablement. D’une part, parce que le blanchiment de capitaux est par essence une infraction dynamique qui induit une adaptation du cadre règlementaire aux évolutions de l’infraction.D’autre part, pour des considérations historiques, en raison de la place centrale qu’occupent les banques dans la circulation des capitaux. Mais aussi pour des considérations d’ordre opérationnel, pour leur capacité au regard de l’arsenal de gestion des risques dont ils disposent pour détecter les flux financiers d’origine illicite. C’est dans ce contexte que le rôle de « sentinelles de l’argent sale » leur a été conféré.Cependant, cette nouvelle configuration a redessiné fondamentalement les contours de la profession bancaire. En effet, les rapports entre banquiers et clients ont été affectés d’une part. D’autre part, ses obligations traditionnelles sont entrées en conflit avec les normes de conformités inhérentes à la LBC-FT.Ainsi le rôle du banquier, qui était traditionnellement cantonné à la fourniture de prestations financières, a glissé vers une fonction d’investigation, d’autorégulation. Ce glissement a généré des difficultés d’un point de vue opérationnel pour les banques. Elles ont en outre suscité des dilemmes juridiques, par l’opposition frontale entre les principes fondamentaux du droit bancaire et les normes anti-blanchiment.De cette opposition la primauté a été naturellement concédée aux normes de conformité LBC-F. Celles-ci ayant pour but la préservation du système financier contre l’infiltration des flux financiers d’origine illicite, partant, d’une protection de l’ordre public économique. / Since the end of 1990s in our days, the normative frame of the anti-money laundering did not stop evolving. This evolution, tangible rest as long with regard to the increase of the penal standards, that of the multiplication of the standards of policing within banks.The latter saw their role evolving considerably. On one hand, because the money laundering is in essence a dynamic breach. This leads an adaptation of the statutory frame to the evolutions of the breach.On the other hand, for historic considerations, because of the central place that occupy banks in the traffic of the capital. But also operational, for their capacity in consideration of the arsenal of risk management which they incline to detect the financial flows of illicit origins.However, this new configuration redrew fundamentally the outlines of the banking profession and he gave a new face. Indeed, reports between bankers and customers, were affected on one hand. On the other hand, his traditional obligations entered conflict with the standards of conformities inherent to the LBC-FT.So, the role of the banker which was traditionally limited to the supply of financial services slid towards a function of investigation, autoregulation. This sliding generated difficulties of an operational point of view for banks. They besides aroused legal dilemma by the frontal opposition between the fundamental principles of the banking law and the standards anti-bleaching.Of this opposition the superiority was naturally granted to the standards of conformity LBC-F. These aiming at the conservation of the financial system against the infiltration of the financial flows of illicit origins, therefore, of a protection of the economic law and order.

in English language: The statement of Angela Merkel from November 2014 that she would rather see the UK out of the EU than compromise the free movement in the EU (which as at the date of the submission of this dissertation materialized in potential Brexit) was one of the reasons which encouraged the author to analyse the reach of free movement rules, more specifically the horizontal direct effect of the Treaty freedoms, in this dissertation. The author focuses on the issues stemming mainly from the broader topic of the legitimacy of market integration which the author translated into the concept of separation of the regulatory competences between the EU and the Member States and related separation between the Treaty provisions' addressees, namely the Member States and the private entities. This dissertation focuses on the following research question: To what extent has the CJEU advanced the European market integration through the development of the principle of horizontal direct effect of the Treaty freedoms? The starting point after the establishment of the EEC was that the sole addressees of the Treaty freedoms were the Member States whereas the Treaty rules on competition only applied to private entities. However, as is demonstrated throughout this dissertation, it is nowadays generally accepted...

The submitted diploma thesis provides an introduction into the topic of conflict of the personality rights of an individual with the freedom of expression of media and right to receive information of others. The emphasis is put on the Czech and European case law. Marginally is mentioned also the topic of new media, especially the latest case law of the European Court of Human Right on this matter. The diploma thesis is divided into introduction, conclusion and three chapters. The first chapter introduces the basic definitions and theoretical basics of the topic. The reader is acquainted with the concept of human personality and its components, with the concept of personality rights and their nature as well as with the possible infringements of these rights. The chapter also provides the definitions of media and new media. The second chapter focuses on the legal framework of the personality rights, freedom of expression and right to receive and impart information. The chapter first analyses the international legal framework with the focus on the European Convention on Human Rights and later it deals with provisions of the Czech civil code as well as provisions of the Czech media laws. The last section of this chapter analyses Czech as well as European legal provisions on liability of internet...

This thesis deals with the ban on racial discrimination and protection against it in international law and its application in the legal order of the Czech Republic. The aim of this study was to examine the provisions prohibiting racial discrimination and mechanisms of protection against racial discrimination established by various conventions on the international and European level and the status of implementation of these commitments in the legal order of the Czech Republic and their implementation. The work is divided into six chapters; the issue itself is divided into four. In the second chapter thesis provides a definition of basic terms such as equality and its subdivisions, equal treatment, discrimination, its forms and discriminatory law and how the very nature of this work is apparent as well as the terms of race, racial discrimination, racial segregation and violence. In third and fourth part are introduced systems of protection against racial discrimination in the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union. The fifth chapter is concerned with Czech legislation, the process of application of the ban on racial discrimination into the Czech legal order, on the constitutional level as well as on the level of laws, which also outlines the procedural particularities of the...