The topic of the thesis is an overview of the rights of creditors in the bankruptcy proceedings of a legal person, in relation to the rights of other participants. The essential principles of insolvency proceedings, relevant for the thesis, are the principle of equal treatment of creditors, of ensuring the best conditions for the payment of creditors and the principle of speed of the proceedings. The main purpose of Slovenian bankruptcy proceedings is to maximize the repayment of creditors. However, the insolvency debtor and the insolvency practitioner also play an important role as the participants with their own rights and interests. The thesis presents an overview of the rights in insolvency proceedings over a legal person and is limited to the creditors, debtor, and bankruptcy practitioner as participants. The question of fairness of the redistribution of rights also arises. The problem in question is that the participants of the proceedings have different interests and rights in the proceedings, therefore, case law and legal theory have a difficult task with establishing an appropriate balance (considering the mentioned principles, property rights, reimbursement of costs …). The thesis presents the view that most creditors' rights conflict with the rights of the debtor and insolvency practitioner, and it is common that the rights of different creditors are in conflict. Case law and theory have dealt with the issues, but not always successfully. Firstly, the legal framework is presented with a view to European law. This is followed by presentations by the participants mentioned above. Then the rights of creditors, of the insolvency debtor and the bankruptcy practitioner are presented. That chapter is followed by the analysis of the rights and the identification of conflicts between them, considering theoretical dilemmas and case law. The focus is on the position of creditors and the impact on their rights. Bankruptcy law is dynamic, there are always several participants with different interests in the proceedings, and new conflicts between their interests and rights are always arising. Therefore, the topic remains open for further analysis.
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