Right to self-defence with a weapon in the Czech Republic: an unloaded gun?

VIKARSKÁ, Zuzana. Right to self-defence with a weapon in the Czech Republic: an unloaded gun? ConstitutionNet. 2021, vol. 2021, p. 1-5.

Basic information

• Original name: Right to self-defence with a weapon in the Czech Republic: an unloaded gun?
• Name in Czech: Právo bránit se se zbraní v České republice: nenabitá zbraň?
• Authors: VIKARSKÁ, Zuzana (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: ConstitutionNet, 2021.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal (not reviewed)
• Field of Study: 50500 5.5 Law
• Country of publisher: Sweden
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: full text
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14220/21:00122599
• Organization unit: Faculty of Law
• Keywords (in Czech): Ústava; Listina základních práv a svobod; zbraně; sebaobrana
• Keywords in English: Constitution; Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms; weapons; self-defence
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

As of 1 October 2021, Article 6(4) of the Czech Charter of Fundamental Rights newly provides that “the right to defend one’s own life or the life of another person with a weapon is guaranteed under the conditions laid down by law.” This new wording, however, does not bring any change to the Czech legal order: it is not capable of preventing future legislative changes, nor can it strengthen the policy or legal position of the Czech Republic vis-à-vis the European Union. Metaphorically speaking, if the new constitutional provision were a gun, it would be an unloaded one.

Links

• MUNI/A/1025/2017, interní kód MU: Name: Publikace vědeckých monografií VI (Acronym: PVM)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A