Leyes y decretos promulgados por el gobierno de Costa Rica para controlar a los ciudadanos y empresas de países enemigos con residencia en el país durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial
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2004-08-08
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Peters Solórzano, Gertrud
Torres- Hernández, Giselle Margarita
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Universidad de Costa Rica
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Este documento presenta el marco legal de las relaciones con los ciudadanos
de países enemigos residentes en Costa Rica durante la Segunda Guerra
Mundial, cuando el país le declaró la guerra a Japón, Alemania e Italia. Antes
de ese momento, las relaciones diplomáticas se habían modificado conforme a
la aparición de nuevos acontecimientos. De esta manera, el país, bajo el
contexto de la política de Defensa Hemisférica de los Estados Unidos de
América, inició un período de promulgación, eliminación y reforma de leyes,
decretos y acuerdos en el entorno nacional e internacional.
El objetivo de estas disposiciones legales era limitar la influencia de las familias
de ascendencia alemana, italiana y japonesa en la economía costarricense por
medio del cambio en las leyes de extranjería, la limitación de sus actividades
económicas y la enajenación de los activos de empresas y personas físicas de
aquella nacionalidad.
Además de las leyes migratorias, del Bloqueo Económico, del control, venta
forzada y expropiación de de bienes inmuebles, también se efectuaron
detenciones y deportaciones de estos ciudadanos y sus familias a campos de
concentración en los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica.
This document presents the legal framework of relations with citizens of enemy countries residing in Costa Rica during World War II, when the country declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy. Before that time, diplomatic relations had been modified according to the appearance of new events. In this way, the country, under the context of the Hemispheric Defense policy of the United States of America, began a period of promulgation, elimination and reform of laws, decrees and agreements in the national and international environment. The objective of these legal provisions was to limit the influence of families of German, Italian and Japanese descent in the Costa Rican economy by changing immigration laws, limiting their economic activities and alienating the assets of companies and individuals. physical of that nationality. In addition to the immigration laws, the Economic Blockade, the control, forced sale and expropriation of real estate, arrests and deportations of these citizens and their families to concentration camps in the United States of America were also carried out.
This document presents the legal framework of relations with citizens of enemy countries residing in Costa Rica during World War II, when the country declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy. Before that time, diplomatic relations had been modified according to the appearance of new events. In this way, the country, under the context of the Hemispheric Defense policy of the United States of America, began a period of promulgation, elimination and reform of laws, decrees and agreements in the national and international environment. The objective of these legal provisions was to limit the influence of families of German, Italian and Japanese descent in the Costa Rican economy by changing immigration laws, limiting their economic activities and alienating the assets of companies and individuals. physical of that nationality. In addition to the immigration laws, the Economic Blockade, the control, forced sale and expropriation of real estate, arrests and deportations of these citizens and their families to concentration camps in the United States of America were also carried out.
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GUERRA MUNDIAL II, 1939-1945, WORLD WAR II, 1939-1945, DIPLOMACIA, DIPLOMACY, RELACIONES EXTERIORES, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, LEGISLACIÓN, LEGISLATION