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Právo držet a nosit zbraň v USA - rozhodnutí Nejvyššího soudu a teoretické základy

Title in English The Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the United States - The Supreme Court Decisions and Theoretical Background
Authors

SCHWEIGL Johan

Year of publication 2009
Type Article in Proceedings
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Law

Citation
Field Law sciences
Keywords American Constitution; Right to Keep and Bear Arms; Heller v. District of Columbia; John Lock; Founding Fathers
Description Is the right to keep and bear arms a natural right of every individual or is it a privilege to be granted by government? This article is focused on the right to keep and bear arms, which is guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the American Constitution. Firstly, the author describes the way this right has been understood by the American Supreme Court and, secondly, he outlines some of the theoretical approaches on which this right was based.
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