Publication details
The Criminal Commissions at the National Committees in Czechoslovakia
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Edge of tomorrow 2: the next generation of legal historians and romanists |
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| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P280-0628-2024 |
| Keywords | Administrative Offence; Criminal Administrative Law; Criminal Administrative Proceedings; Criminal Commissions; Czechoslovakia; National Committees |
| Description | This contribution aims to describe and analyse the criminal commissions at the national committees in Czechoslovakia during the socialism. The first part of the text is devoted to the features and various parts of the National Committees, especially in the 1950s to 1970s. The second part of this contribution defines the Criminal Commissions at the National Committees with the focus on the importance of their existence and their criminal administrative proceedings against citizens. The next part of the paper presents a selection of cases that were adjudicated by the local national committee in the Brno-venkov district. The conclusion of the article considers the questions of whether the Criminal Commissions at the National Committees properly and lawfully sanctioned offences and may be regarded as the appropriate authorities for the protection and education the socialist society in Czechoslovakia. |
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