UVSRPVK153 Compensations for Victims of Repressions

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Mašata (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Mečislav Borák, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Introduction of elementary law norms regarding reparations of victims of totalitarian regimes and their interpretation and practical application. Acts and regulations concerning reparations of victims of Nazi regime (Czechoslovak and Czech reparation of political prisoners, resistance fighters, orphans etc., specific reparations for victims of Holocaust, reparation of victims of forced labour and other Nazi injustice), reparations for victims of communist regime (political prisoners, members of auxiliary technical battalions, persons dragged to gulags in USSR, victims of occupations of 1968), problems of restitution of property and carted off cultural estate, possibilities of reparations of Sudeten German, tendencies of development of this issue.
Syllabus
  • 1. Fundamental concepts regarding issue of reparation of repression victims
    2. Reparation of victims of Nazism and resistance fighters
    3. Court rehabilitation of communism victims
    4. Extra-law rehabilitation and reparation of victims of communism
    5. Moderation of property injustice
    6. Reparation of Holocaust victims
    7. Reparation of forced labourers
    8. Reparation of Czechoslovak victims of repression in USSR
    9. Restitution of cultural property of victims of wars
    10. Current problems of reparation of victims of repressions
Literature
    required literature
  • Ztracené dědictví. Příspěvky z "kulatých stolů" na téma dokumentace, identifikace a restituce kulturních statků obětí II. světové války. Praha, 2006. info
  • Eisenstat, S. E. Nedokonalá spravedlnost. Uloupený majetek, nucené práce a nevyřízené účty druhé světové války. Praha, 2005. info
  • Spoerer, M. Nucená práce pod hákovým křížem. Zahraniční civilní pracovníci, váleční zajatci a vězni ve Třetí říši a v obsazené Evropě v letech 1939-1945. Praha, 2005. info
  • Museli pracovat pro Říši. Praha, 2004. info
  • Borák, M. a kol. Perzekuce občanů z území České republiky v SSSR. Praha, 2003. info
  • Černá kniha komunismu. I. díl. Praha-Litomyšl, 1999. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Assessment methods
The analysis of student 's performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 6 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Seminar paper (7 pages) - research of some of law norms concerning reparations of repression victims, essay or scientific article focused on concrete topic from the area of reparation of victims of totalitarian regimes in Czechoslovakia or the Czech republic or expert opinion on concrete reparation case. The work should verify the ability of independent searching for data their processing including their analysis as well as ability of generalisation of a concrete issue and processing of factographical and methodological correctly analytic or systematic-analytic scientific text.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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