Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs 10. Jahrgang Heft 1 / 2021
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Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs 10. Jahrgang Heft 1 / 2021
ISSN 2221-8890
Print Edition ISSN 2224-4905 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-8892-6 Print Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-8923-7 Online Edition
doi:10.1553/BRGOE2021-1
Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs 1/2021 2021, 368 Seiten, 29,7x21cm, broschiert, deutsch/englisch € 59,00
Sarah Stutzenstein
S. 119 - 149 doi:10.1553/BRGOE2021-1s119 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften doi:10.1553/BRGOE2021-1s119
Abstract: The timeframe for the prosecution of Nazi crimes was limited in Austria by extinctive prescription. In the late 1960sand early 1970s, only the last and most severe crimes were still punishable and hardly any Nazi trials took place. Inthe few trials, the juries reached a number of scandalous acquittals, which caused international outrage and criticism.On the other hand, the Austrian population was not interested in dealing with the Austrian participation inthe atrocities committed during the Nazi regime. There was also agreement in politics to ‘put the past behind’.Against this background, the new Austrian Criminal Code (StGB) entered into force on 1st January 1975. Unrecognizedby the international community, the Austrian media, the population and even most politicians and legalscholars, it contained provisions (§§ 61, 62 and § 65 StGB) which led to the sudden prescription of most of the stillpunishable Nazi crimes. In the following article, the development of sections 61, 62 and 65 of the Austrian CriminalCode and their effects on the possibility of prosecuting Nazi crimes in Austria will for the first time be examined. Inaddition, it will address the question whether the de facto ‘amnesty of Nazi murderers’ brought by the new CriminalCode was planned or merely a legislative accident. Keywords: Criminal Code 1975 ‒ extinctive prescription – hidden amnesty – Nazi trial Published Online: 2021/05/12 13:07:41 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x003c7654 Rights: .
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