Abstrakt
The author makes an analysis of the legal situation of the minority groups in the Czech Republic. The largest groups, i.e.
Slovaks and Romani, were in fact formed through immigration, although only within Czechoslovakia and no sooner than after World War II. After the year 1989 other new minorities, whose importance has been increasing, came into existence, e.g. the Ukrainian and Vietnamese minorities.
However, it was in the Czech Republic where, at the beginning of the millennium, the number of immigrants grew the fastest among all developed states (members of the OECD). The issue is gaining importance in contemporary Europe, which is indicated by repeated unrest in France and Germany, and by frequent concerns about the growing influence of Muslims and about their conflicts with the democratic state.
Nonetheless, the interest in the issue is still rather limited in Czech jurisprudence.