Silesian Reckonings with the Second World War – Remarks on Adam Dziurok's Monograph on the Special Criminal Court in Katowice Cover Image

Śląskie rozliczenia z drugą wojną światową – uwagi w związku z monografią Adama Dziuroka o Specjalnym Sądzie Karnym w Katowicach
Silesian Reckonings with the Second World War – Remarks on Adam Dziurok's Monograph on the Special Criminal Court in Katowice

Author(s): Konrad Graczyk
Subject(s): Book-Review
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: transitional justice; reckoning; World War II; the "August Decree" (sierpniówka); special criminal courts; Upper Silesia

Summary/Abstract: The text contains a discussion of Adam Dziurok’s monograph on the Special Criminal Court in Katowice, operating in the years 1945–1946. This court dealt with settling accounts with the crimes of World War II on a local scale. The author’s most important findings on the court’s activities are presented, which are provided with a commentary along with references to the literature on the subject. Noticed flaws are indicated. Although the book concerns the difficult subject of law and acts of its application for a historian, it is a good study and is worth recommending to both historians and lawyers.

  • Issue Year: 47/2025
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 331-339
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish
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