Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs 12. Jahrgang Heft 2/2022, pp. 397-408, 2022/11/04
During the era of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, it is essential to distinguish between the Reich (German)administration and the autonomous (Czech) administration. The Protectorate was afforded a degree of autonomy bya decree of the Führer from 16th March 1939, however this autonomy was eroded by the Nazis over time. Most of thegovernmental bodies of the autonomous administration were retained from the era of the Second Czechoslovak Republic.The Parliament was however abolished. The autonomous administration was headed by State President Dr. EmilHácha and the Protectorate government. Several new administrative bodies were formed, such as labour offices, a landlaw office or a supreme price administration office. At the head of the occupational (German) administration was theReich Protector. At a local level, it was represented by Oberlandräte (High Land Councils). German judiciary andsecurity organs were also established in the Protectorate.
Keywords: autonomous administration – German judiciary – Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia – public administration – Reich administration– The Third Reich