Summary

Proceeding from the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia, and the generally recognised principles and rules of international law, the Riigikogu passed the 1992 Act Concerning Rehabilitation of Persons Repressed without a Judgment and of Persons Wrongfully Convicted, and the 1993 Act Concerning Rehabilitation of Persons Repressed without a Judgment and of Persons Wrongfully Convicted. The 1992 Act provides for two modes of rehabilitation: rehabilitation outside the court and rehabilitation by the National Court. Those who are not deemed rehabilitated by law but who find that their conviction by a court of the occupational regime was connected with their fight for the independence of the Republic of Estonia and against the injustice caused to the people of Estonia may submit an application for rehabilitation to the National Court. In the rehabilitation process, the Criminal Chamber of the National Court has taken diverse circumstances into account.