his thesis compares legal development in Yugoslavia and Republic of Czechoslovakia, focusing mainly, but not only, on acts concerning german minority. The reason for this comparation is that both countries faced at same time very similar issues and the main goal of this thesis is to point out different methods of dealing with those issues. Thesis starts with brief historical introduction on both countries. It main goal is to inform reader on formation of legal authorities in both countries capable of issuing legal acts. Than the thesis continues with main topic, comparison of several legal areas. Firstly it deals with topic of abortion of acts created by occupation administrations and abortion of rullings of this administrations. Second topic is citizenship of citizens of german nationality and the way both countries resolved the question of revocation of this citizenship. In this part, other nationalities, whose citizenship was also contested, are also mentioned. Third, and largest topic of the thesis is property law. Focusing mainly on confiscation or seizure of property of german (but not only german) minority. Subtopics in which comparison is being made in this chapter are: 1) persons and legal personalities subjected to seizure of property, 2) extent of property bieng seized, 3) trials in which...

The thesis analyses endeavour of the international community to affect events in disintegrating Yugoslavia. It describes and judges individual activities of the UN, EU, USA and the rest of the world seeking a reconciliation among fighting sides. It also describes development of Bosnia and Herzegovina after the war and gives predictions of its possible future progress in the context of international supervision and assistance.

Il tema della vivacità della società civile nelle regioni della ex Jugoslavia rappresenta - soprattutto se considerato in relazione con le numerose iniziative di pace intraprese negli anni '90 di fronte all'imminenza del conflitto - un tema ancora poco indagato dalla letteratura sia in Italia e nel mondo anglosassone sia, soprendentemente, nei Paesi dell'area balcanica. Il presente lavoro di ricerca si pone invece come obiettivo quello di dimostrare l'esistenza di una radicata tradizione di attivismo civico nelle ex Repubbliche jugoslave e in Bosnia Erzegovina in particolare, dimostrando come soprattutto l'attivismo femminile, dagli anni Settanta sino ad oggi, abbia notevolmente contribuito all'emergere di un nuovo soggetto politico che ha preso attivamente parte ai processi di democratizzazione e riconciliazione della società nel contesto postbellico. Lo studio delle forme e dei metodi di lotta del Neofeminizam rappresenta infatti una lente di ingrandimento privilegiata e poco utilizzata per la comprensione di più ampie dinamiche inerenti il complesso processo di transizione che la Bosnia oggi è costretta ad affrontare. / The theme of the vibrancy of civil society in the regions of the former Yugoslavia represents – especially when considered in connection with the many peace initiatives undertaken in the ‘90s – a topic that has been little studied in the literature both in Italy and in the Anglo-Saxon world, but also surprisingly, in the Balkans countries. This research work aims to demonstrate the existence of a strong tradition of civic activism in all former Yugoslavia Republics and in particular in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Especially female activism, from the ‘70s until today, has greatly contributed to the emergence of a new political subject that has taken an active part in the democratization and reconciliation processes in the context of post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. The analysis of the forms and struggle methods of Neofeminizam represents a privileged and little used key for the understanding of broader dynamics inherent in the complex process of transition that Bosnia Herzegovina is forced to face today.