2391-7997 The Process of the Establishment of Independence of the Republic of Croatia and the Foundation of Its National Policy in Culture and Art Vukas, Jr. Budislav author Peročević Katarina author Faculty of Law University of Rijeka Hahlić, Republic of Croatia Ministry of Labour and Pension System Republic of Croatia Correspondence to: Budislav Vukas, Jr. bvukas@pravri.hr Correspondence to: Katarina Peročević katarinaperocevic@gmail.com 08 02 2016 2/2015 (1) 2015 221 244 Copyright © 2016 2016 <p style="text-align: left;">Two goals motivate the authors of this essay. The first is to examine the legal, historical and political context of the establishment of independence of the Croatian State at the time the Yugoslav crisis was originating. Following up on this issue in the second segment of our analysis we present a framework of the new Croatian cultural policy, which is essentially conditioned by historical events. 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