Ústřední státní správa ve víru změn

Central Administrative Bodies: In a whirpool of Change The author deals with the development of the structure of central administrative bodies in the Czech Republic. He depicts the creation and quashing of ministries and other central administrative bodies including the shifting of competencies from the very beginning of the existence of the new state up to these days. The changes are mainly described through amendments of Act No. 2/1969 Collection of Laws (49 amendments so far). There are 14 ministries and 11 central administrative bodies functioning in the Czech Republic nowadays. In conclusion, the author presents his concrete opinions de lege ferenda on the new law governing the structure of central administrative bodies in the Czech Republic. He suggests, among other things, that some fundamental principles for law-making and basic rules for negotiation of the government should be set in the new law.