Solving Cases of Historical Justice: How Lithuanians Defended Their Tribe

The article raises the problem of the distinction between the law and laws arising from changes in legal order or other fundamental social changes. The legal doctrine and case-law relating to cases of historical (transit) justice are examined in the context of the examples of Germany and Lithuania....

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Main Author: Giedrė Lastauskienė
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Vilnius University Press 2021-12-01
Series:Teisė
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/teise/article/view/25167
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description The article raises the problem of the distinction between the law and laws arising from changes in legal order or other fundamental social changes. The legal doctrine and case-law relating to cases of historical (transit) justice are examined in the context of the examples of Germany and Lithuania. Under investigation is the model of punishment of persons who collaborated with Soviet occupiers and contributed to the elimination of participants of the resistance movement, implemented in Lithuania, revealing the factors influencing the change in this model.
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spelling doaj.art-ba2af84d52794d35a158ed264dfbc9332022-12-21T19:06:55ZdeuVilnius University PressTeisė1392-12742424-60502021-12-0112110.15388/Teise.2021.121.4Solving Cases of Historical Justice: How Lithuanians Defended Their TribeGiedrė Lastauskienė0Vilnius University, LithuaniaThe article raises the problem of the distinction between the law and laws arising from changes in legal order or other fundamental social changes. The legal doctrine and case-law relating to cases of historical (transit) justice are examined in the context of the examples of Germany and Lithuania. Under investigation is the model of punishment of persons who collaborated with Soviet occupiers and contributed to the elimination of participants of the resistance movement, implemented in Lithuania, revealing the factors influencing the change in this model.https://www.journals.vu.lt/teise/article/view/25167lawlawslegal systemcases of historical (transit) justiceretroactive validity of lawsrevision of history
spellingShingle Giedrė Lastauskienė
Solving Cases of Historical Justice: How Lithuanians Defended Their Tribe
Teisė
law
laws
legal system
cases of historical (transit) justice
retroactive validity of laws
revision of history
title Solving Cases of Historical Justice: How Lithuanians Defended Their Tribe
title_full Solving Cases of Historical Justice: How Lithuanians Defended Their Tribe
title_fullStr Solving Cases of Historical Justice: How Lithuanians Defended Their Tribe
title_full_unstemmed Solving Cases of Historical Justice: How Lithuanians Defended Their Tribe
title_short Solving Cases of Historical Justice: How Lithuanians Defended Their Tribe
title_sort solving cases of historical justice how lithuanians defended their tribe
topic law
laws
legal system
cases of historical (transit) justice
retroactive validity of laws
revision of history
url https://www.journals.vu.lt/teise/article/view/25167
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