DEALING WITH THE PAST: PROSECUTION AND PUNISHMENT OF COMMUNIST CRIMES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES / LIDAR COM O PASSADO: PROCESSOS PENAIS E PUNIÇÃO DE CRIMES COMUNISTAS NA EUROPA CENTRAL E ORIENTAL

Faix, Martin; Svacek, Ondrej

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dc.creator	Faix, Martin
dc.creator	Svacek, Ondrej
dc.date	2016-02-19
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-30T19:33:19Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-30T19:33:19Z
dc.identifier	https://periodicos.unoesc.edu.br/espacojuridico/article/view/9787
dc.identifier	10.18593/ejjl.v16i3.9787
dc.identifier.uri	https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/246501
dc.description	This article addresses issues arising in the context of transition to democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, namely in Germany (former East Germany), Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The contribution reflects various means of transitional justice which were applied in these countries: access to the archives of secret police, lustration and prosecution of the crimes of the past (successor trials). Central issue of this article is the criminal prosecution of communist crimes. Here authors focus their attention on two interrelated aspects: choice of applicable law and statutory limitations, which both are linked to the principle of legality. Practice and methods in prosecution of the communist crimes adopted across the analyzed countries reveal considerable heterogeneity and from comparative perspective pose a unique legal laboratory. Despite differences in applicable law, including treatment and interpretation of statutory limitations, and differences in overall outcomes of prosecution and punishment of the communist crimes, all countries were conformed to requirements of the principle of legality. The article thus confirms that states, when dealing with their past, enjoy a wide margin of appreciation.Keywords: Communist crimes. Central and Eastern Europe. Transitional justice. Successor trials. Nullum crimen sine lege.	en-US
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, UNOESC	pt-BR
dc.relation	https://periodicos.unoesc.edu.br/espacojuridico/article/view/9787/pdf
dc.rights	Copyright (c) 2016 Espaço Jurídico: Journal of Law [EJJL] - Qualis A2	pt-BR
dc.source	Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL]; Bd. 16 (2015): Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL] \| Edição Especial - Graves Violações DDHH; 31-50	de-DE
dc.source	Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL]; Vol. 16 (2015): Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL] \| Edição Especial - Graves Violações DDHH; 31-50	en-US
dc.source	Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL]; Vol. 16 (2015): Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL] \| Edição Especial - Graves Violações DDHH; 31-50	es-ES
dc.source	Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL]; Vol. 16 (2015): Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL] \| Edição Especial - Graves Violações DDHH; 31-50	fr-CA
dc.source	Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL]; v. 16 (2015): Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law [EJJL] \| Edição Especial - Graves Violações DDHH; 31-50	pt-BR
dc.source	2179-7943
dc.source	1519-5899
dc.title	DEALING WITH THE PAST: PROSECUTION AND PUNISHMENT OF COMMUNIST CRIMES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES / LIDAR COM O PASSADO: PROCESSOS PENAIS E PUNIÇÃO DE CRIMES COMUNISTAS NA EUROPA CENTRAL E ORIENTAL	en-US
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dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type	Avaliado por Pares	pt-BR