Retribuční justice po květnu 1945. Restitutio in integrum, nebo Nemesis?
Retributive justice after May 1945. Restitutio in integrum or Nemesis?

Summary/Abstract: In his article, the author deals with retributive justice in post-war Czechoslovakia in broader political, legal and power contexts. He understands retribution as the key to understanding the contradictory existence of the Czechoslovak Third Republic. On a more general level, retribution is understood as the opposite of restorative law. An important source of this work was decretal creation, which in part of the post-war period replaced the laws created by the legislative activity of the parliament. The author describes and evaluates the defects of Czechoslovak retribution. The activity of national committees as institutions of revolutionary law, which personified a number of judicial roles, is emphasized. A considerable part is devoted to the question of the intervention of the security forces under the leadership of the communists in retribution cases.

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