Governing Law

This website contains selected legal documents that are of greatest relevance for the judicial activity of the Supreme Administrative Court. Where available, unofficial English translations of the respective texts are provided as well. It is to be stressed that this site is for informative purposes only and does not contain authentic texts or official translations; only the Czech versions of the legislation published in the paper issue of the Official Collection of Laws (Sbírka zákonů) are authentic.

Constitutional Acts

Constitutional Act No. 1/1993 Coll., the Constitution of the Czech Republic (Czech, English).

Resolution of the Presidium of the Czech National Council of 16 December 1992 on the declaration of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms as a part of the constitutional order of the Czech Republic (Czech, English)

International Treaties

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948 (English)

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 (Czech, English)

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 (Czech, English)

The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 (Czech, English)

The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as amended by Protocol No. 11 (Czech, English)

The Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989 (Czech, English)

The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts, adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/263 of 25 May 2000 (Czech, English)

The Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, adopted on 28 July 1951 by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons convened under General Assembly resolution 429 (V) of 14 December 1950 (Czech, English)

The Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (Czech, English)

Principle legal enactments in the area of administrative justice

Law No. 150/2002 Coll., Code of Administrative Justice (Czech)

Law No. 151/2002 Coll., Act Amending Certain Laws in Relation to the Adoption of the Code of Administrative Justice (Czech)

Law No. 99/1963 Coll., Code of Civil Justice (Czech)

Law No. 549/1991 Coll., on Court Fees (Czech)

Related legal enactments

Law No. 500/2004 Coll., Code of Administrative Procedure (Czech)

Law No. 280/2009 Coll., Code of Taxes (Czech) 

Law No. 6/2002 Coll., on Courts, Judges, Lay-judges and the State Administration of Courts (Czech)

Law No. 7/2002 Coll., on Disciplinary Proceedings Concerning Judges, State Prosecutors and Enforcement Agents  (Czech)

Law No. 182/1993 Coll., on the Constitutional Court (Czech)

Law No. 85/1996 Coll., on the Legal Profession (Czech)

Law No. 283/1993 Coll., on the Public Prosecutor (Czech)

Law No. 106/1999 Coll., on the Free Access to Information (Czech)

Justice in electoral matters

Law No. 62/2003 Coll., on the Election to the European Parliament (Czech)

Law No. 247/1995 Coll., on the Elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Czech)

Law No. 130/2000 Coll., on the Election to Regional Councils (Czech)

Law No. 22/2004 Coll., on the Lokal Referendum (Czech)

Law No. 118/2010 Coll., on the Regional Referendum (Czech)

Law No. 491/2001 Coll., on the Election to Municipal Councils (Czech)

Law No. 275/2012 Coll., on the Presidential Election (Czech)

Justice in issues relating to political parties and political movements

Law No. 424/1991 Coll., on Association in Political Parties and Political Movements (Czech)

Competence conflits

Law No. 131/2002 Coll., on Deciding Certain Conflits of Competence (Czech)