Lustration and Consolidation of Democracy and the Rule of Law in Central and Eastern Europe

Titlul trimite la unul dintre cele mai importante scopuri ale lustraţiei pe care Consiliul Europei îl descrie astfel într-unul dintre rapoartele sale privind trecutul communist: “Lustraţia are drept obiectiv crearea unui spaţiu în care democraţia să poată respira, unde să poată prinde rădăcini fără pericolul ca persoanele aflate în funcţii înalte să încerce să o submineze. … Scopul lustraţiei nu este acela de a pedepsi persoanele suspectate a fi vinovate – acesta este rolul procurorilor prin mijloacele penale – ci de a proteja democraţiile tinere.”

CUPRINS

Preface, by Stefanie Ricarda Roos;

Introduction, by Vladimira Dvorakora;

PART ONE

Theoretical and Conceptual Approach

1. Lustration and Acces to Files in Central Europe, by Gabor Halmai;

2. (In)Surpassable Barriers to Lustration: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?, by Alan Uzelac;

3.In Search of a Theoretical Framework of Transitional Justice: Toward a Dynamic Model, by Raluca Ursachi;

4. Elite Groups in the Waves of Democratization and Lustration, by Andelko Milardovic;

5. The Catholic Church in Croatia: From Tending to Lustration to Lustration Crisis, by Ivan Markesic;

6. Dilemmas of Transitional Justice in post-1989 Romania, by Dragos Petrescu;

7.The Institute of National Memory: Historical Memory

as a Political Project, by Vladimira Dvorakova;

8. An Unsuccessful Attempt of Lustration in Serbia, by Vesna Rakic-Vodinelic;

9. The Role of Civil Society and Anticommunist Political Actors in the Romanian Transitional Justice Partial Failure, by Raluca Grosescu;

10. Stifting Through the Past: Lustration in Reunified Germany, by Katy A. Crossley-Frolick;

PART TWO

Case Studies

11. Lustration and Vetting Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Jakob Finci;

12. The Limited Opening of the Files in Albania, by Neviana Dosti;

Notes about authors;

Summary;

The Rule of Law Program South East Europe