Czeskie rozliczenia z komunizmem po 1989 roku. Rozwiązania prawne i instytucjonalne
Czech settlements with communism after 1989. Legal and institutional solutions
Author(s): Paweł UkielskiSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), History of Communism, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Instytut Europy Środkowej
Keywords: historical policy; Czech Republic; lustration; remembrance of communism;
Summary/Abstract: The collapse of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia in 1989 required settlement with the past on many levels. This applies especially to settlements with communism. In the first years after change of the regime, many legal solutions were adopted to align accounts with the past, but in parallel the communist party was allowed to function. Only very few communist functionaries responsible for crimes were sentenced, however, many symbolic changes were carried out. It took more time to create the institutional framework - institutions dealing with the period 1948-1989 in Czech history. In recent years, the importance of this topic in Czech public life has increased again. The purpose of this article is to analyze legal, formal and institutional solutions and their functioning in the practice of the Czech Republic. The legal acts, institutions as well as the effects of their functioning and actions in the last 30 years have been examined.
Journal: Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
- Issue Year: 18/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 143-164
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish