The legal status of Japanese-Americans in the USA during the Second World War

This Bachelor's thesis deals with the issue of suspension of Japanese Americans' civil rights during the Second World War, particularly on the West Coast of the U.S. The first part focuses primarily on the historical context and reasons to the problem, followed by a description of key legal rules framing the legal status of the Japanese minority in the U.S. and a description of their practical implementation. Finally the most important U.S. Supreme Court Decisions in this matter are introduced, including the most famous case concerning the Japanese Americans - Korematsu v. United States. The thesis also discusses briefly the process of rethinking the entire policy of discrimination in 1980s, resulting into an official apology of the American government accompanied by provision of redress and reparation for affected citizens