For the public

Legal framework

Here you can find laws and treaties which influence life of immigrants in the Czech Republic.

Legislation of the Czech Republic

Links are provided where an English version is available.

Constitution of the Czech Republic

Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms

Family Act (Act No. 94/1963 Coll.)

Trade Act (Act No. 455/1991 Coll.)

Social Security Act (Act No. 117/1995 Coll.)

Asylum Act (Act No. 325/1999 Coll.)

Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals in the Territory of the Czech Republic (Act No. 326/1999 Coll.)

Population Register Act (Act No. 301/2000 Coll.)

Act on Temporary Protection for Aliens (Act No. 221/2003 Coll.)

Employment Act (Act No. 435/2004 Coll.)

Legislation of the European Union

Schengen Agreement and the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement. Detailed information is HERE.

Treaty of Maastricht (1992)

Conclusion of the Tampere European Council. The main conclusions are HERE and summary of the council is HERE.

Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003, called Regulation Dublin II, put rules on which state is responsible for asylum applications. Summary is HERE.

Common framework for the integration of non-EU nationals. Summary is HERE.

Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union

Hague programme (2005-2009)

Stockholm programme (2010-2012)

International treaties

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

European Convention on Human Rights (1950, formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms)

Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951)

Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (1954)

Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (1961)

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1966)

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984)

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)