Records of the Pest District Law Court, 1945-1950

Records of the Pest District Law Court, 1945-1950 

Pestvidéki Törvényszék iratai, 1945-1950 

Records of the Pest District Law Court, 1945-1950 

Pestvidéki Törvényszék iratai, 1945-1950 

51,54 linear metres Textual records 

The collection holds the records of Pest District Law Court including the records of the civil court and the records of criminal court as well as administrative records of the Court (presidential, secret and classified records). XXV.1. 3. General administrative records I.A./17. holds records pertaining to war crimes trials, including legal procedures of Holocaust perpetrators from all walks of life, including employees of municipal and state administration, military and law enforcement officers and intellectuals. It contains plenty of information on antisemitic policies and incidents, the implementation of Jewish laws and decrees and the Holocaust, the behaviour and activities of local perpetrators and bystanders. I.A./43. holds administrative files concerning the inheritance procedure of Holocaust victims. 

The collection is arranged into three main provenance groups: Presidential records, trials of the civil court and the criminal court (XXV.1. a-c.). XXV.1.a. is divided into five additional sub-groups: secret records, classified records, and general records (1-3), charts, plans and lists (4.) and statistics (5.). Presidential records also hold the presidential records of Pest County Court, the successor of the Pest District Law Court.