THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC REJECTED A PROPOSAL TO ABOLISH THE SOUTOK PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AREA
In the spring of 2025, a group of 35 parliamentarians filed a motion with the Constitutional Court seeking the repeal of Government Regulation No. 55/2025 Coll. on the Soutok Protected Landscape Area. The group claimed that the government regulation was contrary to the constitutional order of the Czech Republic and Act No. 114/1992 Coll. on the protection of nature and the landscape. The complainants objected in particular to the interference with the right to protection of property and the right to conduct business. In its ruling ref. no. Pl. ÚS 17/25 of October 22, 2025, announced on November 5, 2025, the Constitutional Court rejected the proposal by a vote of all 15 members. The Constitutional Court stated that the declaration of the Soutok Protected Landscape Area was made in the manner prescribed by law and passed the proportionality test. Environmental protection by the state should be comprehensive, well-thought-out, and planned. The right to protection of property and the right to conduct business were not affected by the amendment in a disproportionate or otherwise constitutionally inappropriate manner.
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