Restitution Regimes in Post-Communist Eastern Europe: A Legal Analysis

When the Communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe collapsed at the end of the last decade, the opposition, which had been united in their goal to defeat Communism, quickly disintegrated into a variety of factions. One of their tasks was to decide on enacting a constitution, in order to stabilize and entrench the new democratic institutions. Apart from establishing the legal framework for democracy, politicians had to develop strategies to convert the state-run economy into a free-market economy. Such a transition required as a first step the privatization of state property. Legal reform of property rights raises the question: how should claims of former owners whose property was expropriated by the Communist state be settled? Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland have all considered the option of restitution in deciding who should be eligible to recover and how much should be returned . It is the objective of this thesis to analyze the different regimes under aspects of international law and under the constitutional law of the respective countries and examines the structure and content of the individual restitution laws

Die griechische Armee und die Revolution

DIE GRIECHISCHE ARMEE UND DIE REVOLUTION Die griechische Armee und die Revolution ([I]) Einband ( - ) Titelseite ([I]) Vorwort ([III]) Abermals hat in Europa ein König der Revolution weichen müssen, ... ([5]) Ausbildung (13) Geist (17) Die Revolution (39

Intravesical ichthyosis: a rare case report

Background!#!Ichthyosis is a rare skin disorder, in which the shedding of squamous cells is altered. Intravesical ichthyosis is an extremely rare condition. There is evidence for an association with intravesical condylomata accuminata, caused by urogenital infections of the human papilloma virus. These lesions are generally benign but known to be of a carcinogenic potential and therefore should be treated immediately and followed-up closely.!##!Case presentation!#!We present the case of a 39-year-old woman who presented with recurrent urinary tract infections. During cystoscopy diffuse black pigmented flat bladder tumours were visualized. After transurethral resection the pathological report diagnosed an ichthyosis vesicae.!##!Conclusion!#!We recommend a complete resection with frequent clinical and cystoscopic follow-up. Furthermore, testing for the human papilloma virus should be performed and a vaccination should be offered to the patient. As ichthyosis vesicae is a rare phenomenon, there is an evident lack of clinical data regarding therapy, prognosis and follow-up. With our report, we want to emphasize the need for further research