Mezinárodní režim zákazu biologických zbraní

This bachelor thesis deals with the international regime of the prohibition of biological weapons. It theoretically delimits the regime by defining the terms international regime and biological weapon. The objective of this thesis is to evaluate the effectivity of the international regime of the prohibition of biological weapons and to delineate its presumable evolution in the future. The thesis presents the historical development and the use of biological weapons, their prohibition until the completion of the international regime of the prohibition of biological weapons in its narrowest form. It also focuses on the analysis of the normative pillars which support the narrowly defined regime. The pillars are the Geneva Protocol (1925) and the Biological Weapons Convention. This thesis summarizes the most important events that occurred during the negotiations over the lifetime of the regime. It provides an assessment of the international regime of the prohibition of biological weapons based on the criteria of efficiency, which in this case is seen as the ability to enforce compliance with the regime, verify that it is respected and if not, as the ability to punish the violators. Given the current regime condition and the ongoing discussions relevant to the topic, the presumable evolution of the regime in the future is delineated. In conclusion, based on the chosen methodology, the international regime of the prohibition of biological weapons seems to be rather ineffective, however, in the future there may be an improvement.