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The Status of Jews in Labor Relationships in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
The Status of Jews in Labor Relationships in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

Author(s): Jaromír Tauchen
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Jewish studies, History of Law, Recent History (1900 till today), Labor relations
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; Jews; labor law; discrimination;

Summary/Abstract: According to the German model, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, there was enacted so-called racial legislation, which did not allow the persons to whom the racial laws applied to be engaged in certain professions. The Decree No. 136/1942 Coll. on Legal Status of Jews in Public Issues excluded Jews from public administration jobs, education jobs, legal professions, health service and journalism. The Decree No. 260/1942 Coll. on Employing Jews derogated the protective function of labor law. As it is shown in this contribution, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Jews were deprived of any kind of protection in labor relationships. Discrimination in labor law was however not the only example of interference with rights of the Jews living in Protectorate. As time went by, Jews were robbed of all property and soon they were deprived of the last thing they had: personal freedom and life.

  • Issue Year: 10/2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 183-190
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English