The interpretation of the past in the Act on rehabilitation of Prince Paul Karađorđević

Abstract

This paper analyzes the argumentation used to explain the Rehabilitation Act of Prince Paul Karadjordjevic of Yugoslavia (2011). It provides a critical analysis of the interpretation of the general conditions during the period of his regency in Yugoslavia between 1934 and 1941, and points out various errors in the statements of proponents of rehabilitation quoted in the Act. The analysis shows that certain historic circumstances at the time of Karadjordjević’s regency have been misrepresented while some of the key factors were not only concealed but even deliberately misinterpreted.