Current legislative issues and relevant case law regarding compensation for property beyond the Bug river
Journal Title: Krytyka Prawa. Niezależne studia nad prawem - Year 2014, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
The question of compensation of Polish citizens for their property left beyond the Bug river after the population exchanges is among the most complex social, economical and legal issues resulting from the aftermath of World War II to be solved by the Polish State. Although more than 70 years have passed since this issue has arisen, it still remains the subject of numerous national and European court rulings and legislative actions; additionally, the significance of the legal solution of the described issue is bolstered by the fact, that it is being treated as a “proving ground” for the broader question of reprivatization.This article focuses on the present state of legislation – the Act of 8 July 2005 on execution of compensation rights for property left behind the current borders of Poland, which was aimed at providing a final solution for settling the claims imposing the deadline of December 31, 2008 for request submission. However, during the last few years of this act in operation numerous questions and disputes have arisen leading to more than 600 administrative court rulings and a ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal from October 23, 2012. This ruling prompted legislative changes extending the compensation request submission deadline to August 27,2014 for selected groups of claimants. The subject of this article will be focused on the most interesting – both from a theoretical as well as a practical perspective – current controversies regarding the subject including the requirements of residence on the former territory of Poland on 1 September 1939, exclusion of non-Polish nationals who are heirs to property left beyond the Bug river from entitlement to compensation and legal consequences of nationalization and expropriation by Soviet authorities during World War II and its aftermath.
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Jan Wittlin
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