Acta Oeconomica Pragensia, 2004 (vol. 12), issue 2

Kant's Idea of Eternal Peace and the European Union

Ján Pavlík

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2004, 12(2):11-39 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.254  

Kant's concept of human progress towards eternal peace, considerably influenced by A. Smith's theory of "invisible hand" as well as by his method of conjectural history, was intended to compensate the loss of medieval catholic universalism via presenting a philosophical vision of a new universalism, based on universal acceptance of abstract and formal rules. It fully corresponded to the transition of Europe from feudalism to free market order. In spite of the the fact that the defenders of the EU refer frequently to Kant, the economic policies of the Union (especially as concerns redistribution of resources) are at variance with Kant's classicaly liberal...

Preconditions for the integration of Europe by one philosophical diagnosis

Jiří Vaněk

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2004, 12(2):40-44 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.255  

The subject of this essay is the idea of the unity of Europe and preconditions of that integration in heritage of 20th century by conception of spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset. There are the questions of the élite and the crowd, the problems od cultural and political values. The principle "unity and plurality" must preserve social and national identity.

Evropská identita v informační společnosti

Petr Očko

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2004, 12(2):45-65 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.256  

Article considers various aspects of development of the nation-state in the time of modernity as well as implications for institutional settings of liberal democratic nation-state facing process of globalization and new mechanisms brought by the information society. On this basis situation of Europe and especially of the European Union, as a unique multi-cultural institutional structure, is examined taking into account especially question of European identity in contrast to cultural diversity of Europe.As a core matter this article argues that a solution for Europe could be in an attempt to redefine concept of identity of individual citizens of...

EU na cestě k politické centralizaci

David Lipka, Josef ©íma

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2004, 12(2):66-74 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.257  

European integration is usually taken as a means to attaint peace and prosperity or at least some short run benefits. Nonetheless political centralization is not conducive to peace. The opposite erroneous reasoning stems from Hobbesian concept of society. Much the less is centralization a necessary condition for prosperity. Arguments for short run benefits are both ethically flawed and economically shortsighted. Even granted the choice is not between the EU on the one hand and an ideal society on the other but rather between two "bads" it is possible to maintain the thesis the European centralization makes our society worse off compared to the present...

Economic and political impacts of Euro on the Czech Republic

Ilona ©vihlíková

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2004, 12(2):75-87 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.258  

Euro - the common european currency - is viewed from many aspects in this paper. Firstly, I deal with the economic and political reasons for Euro launching. I mention positives as well as negatives of Euro, not leaving out the Stability and growth pact, as it is a very current issue.After this necessary general introductory part I concentrate on the main goal of this paper: the analysis of impacts of Euro launching on the Czech Republic. I list possible economic problems that may turn out to be a serious obstacle in launching the Euro in the Czech Republic. The last part deals with opinions of the main Czech political parties on Euro and tries...

Právní subjektivita Evropské unie. Význam, vývoj a právní úprava

Ivana Chlapcová, Zuzana Trávníčková

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2004, 12(2):88-100 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.259  

The legal personality (or capacity) is an attribute that can belong to the participators in international relations. It divides all the members of international society into two groups. First of them consists of entities, that enjoy the legal personality - we describe them as subjects of international law. In this group belong states, intergovernmental organisations (so called IGOs) and a group of various other units, e.g. The Holy See or the Sovereign Order of Malta. The second group is composed from the entities without legal personality under international law. Here we could find wide group of non-governmental organisations and strong supranational...

European Integration and Industrial Property Rights

Ladislav Jakl

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2004, 12(2):101-110 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.260  

During the second half of the twentieth century there was a general desire, as in other fields of law, for harmonization of the laws of industrial property on an international, and even worldwide, basis. This was due to the development of a more internationally oriented flow of technology and to the increase of international trade which made harmonization urgent in both the patent and trademark field.This led to the International Conference on Industrial Property held in Paris in1880 which adopted a draft convention which contained in essence those substantive provisions which are still today the main features of the Paris Convention on the Protection...