Mimořádný lidový soud v Praze (1945-1948) - Retribuce jako služební úkol na hraně možností i profesní cti zaměstnanců justice – Němečková Daniela (2020)

The book describes the activities of the Extraordinary People's Court in Prague, which was by far the largest retributive institution in post-war Czechoslovakia in terms of the scope of its agenda. Due to its location in the capital city, it also judged the highest representatives of the former German occupying power, including Karel Hermann Frank, Kurt Daluege, and individuals responsible for the massacre of Lidice. The media attention and societal pressure exerted on the judges were therefore enormous. From the perspective of the court itself, retribution was an extremely demanding service task that presented the entire judicial apparatus with a series of difficult-to-solve administrative, logistical, personnel, and moral problems. Despite the heightened social atmosphere and the legal framework defined by the principles of martial law, the court's employees managed to meet professional standards and maintain the procedural aspect of retribution within the bounds of acceptable legal culture, even at the cost of numerous conflicts with the Ministry of the Interior. The book also includes extensive lists of nearly 10,000 investigated individuals with information about the outcomes of criminal proceedings.