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1933 M. TEISMŲ REFORMA IR KLAIPĖDOS KRAŠTO JUSTICIJA
THE REFORM OF THE JUDICIARY IN 1933 AND THE MEMEL TERRITORY

Author(s): Ieva Deviatnikovaitė
Subject(s): History of Law, Government/Political systems, Politics and law, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: Law on the Judiciary 1933; Courts of the Memel Territory; pro memoria;

Summary/Abstract: The article reviews Reform of Lithuanian judiciary in 1933 insofar as it relates to the judiciary of the Memel Territory. Issues related to the implementation of this reform are discussed, as well as the demands of the Germany and Signatory States. The research is done mainly on the bases of the documents found in the Central State Archives of Lithuania: pro memoria of the governors of the Memel Territory, the letters of Lithuanian ministers and officials of the Directorate of the Territory, conversations between representatives of Germany, Signatory States and Lithuania, statutes of the Memel Territory, and case law of the Senior Tribunal of the Republic of Lithuania. Commentaries on Lithuanian laws and publications by interwar Lithuanian scientists and mass media have been used as well.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 97
  • Page Range: 80-89
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Lithuanian