ULOGA ARHIVA U ZAKONU O VRAĆANJU ODUZETE IMOVINE I OBEŠTEĆENJU U REPUBLICI SRBIJI
ROLE OF ARCHIVES IN THE LAW ON THE RETURN OF CONFISCATED PROPERTY IN SERBIA

Summary/Abstract: Restitution of Property and Indemnity Law in the Republic of Serbia represents and effort of present generation to correct a historical injustice committed by their predecessors. Documentation about those events and that time period is preserved in archives, cultural institutions which among other have a task to preserve that material for future generations. The author of this paper tried to show how the employees of The Archives have reacted to the “first attempt” of the Restitution which enabled the conditions prepared by the legislator through the second half of the first decade of the 21st century, for the passing of The Law in the current year, and the experiences form the current year until May 31, 2012. The paper reflects the status and work in the institution, considering the number of requests and employees in The Archives, numerous statistical data about the types of requests, advantages and disadvantages of new organization and task division and new request form. Finally, the point of the paper is the role and the significance of The Archives as a cultural institution, for the overall development and progress of contemporary society.

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