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The Law in Nazi Germany : Ideology, Opportunism, and the Perversion of Justice / ed. by Robert D. Rachlin, Alan E. Steinweis.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Vermont Studies on Nazi Germany and the Holocaust ; 5Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780857457806
  • 9780857457813
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 349.4309043 23
LOC classification:
  • KK3655 .L39 2013
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Law in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust -- 1. The Conundrum of Complicity: German Professionals and the Final Solution -- 2. Civil Service Lawyers and the Holocaust: The Case of Wilhelm Stuckart -- 3. Roland Freisler and the Volksgerichtshof: The Court as an Instrument of Terror -- 4. Guilt, Shame, Anger, Indignation: Nazi Law and Nazi Morals -- 5. Discrimination, Degradation, Defiance: Jewish Lawyers under Nazism -- 6. Evading Responsibility for Crimes against Humanity: Murderous Lawyers at Nuremberg -- 7. Judging German Judges in the Third Reich: Excusing and Confronting the Past -- Appendixes -- A. Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution, 11 August 1919 -- B. Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of the People and State (Reichstag Fire Decree), 28 February 1933 -- C. Law to Remove the Distress of the People and the State (The Enabling Act), 23 March 1933 -- D. Hitler’s Call for a Nazi Lawyers’ League, 12 September 1928 -- E. Circular No. 8/1938 from Dr. Karl Leitmeyer, League of National Socialist Guardians of the Law, 4 March 1938 -- F. Law Amending Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure (Excerpts), 24 April 1934 -- G. White Rose - Leaflet 5, February 1943 -- H. The Sentencing of Hans and Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst, 22 February 1943 -- I. The Fate of Markus Luftglass: Excerpt from the Record of the Nuremberg Justice Case, October 1941 -- J. Opinion and Sentence of the Nuremberg Special Court in the Case of Leo Katzenberger, 13 March 1942 -- K. Testimony of Curt Rothenberger at the Nuremberg Justice Case (Excerpts), 1947 -- L. Gustav Radbruch, “Statutory Lawlessness and Supra-Statutory Law” (excerpt), 1946 -- CONTRIBUTORS -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Summary: While we often tend to think of the Third Reich as a zone of lawlessness, the Nazi dictatorship and its policies of persecution rested on a legal foundation set in place and maintained by judges, lawyers, and civil servants trained in the law. This volume offers a concise and compelling account of how these intelligent and welleducated legal professionals lent their skills and knowledge to a system of oppression and domination. The chapters address why German lawyers and jurists were attracted to Nazism; how their support of the regime resulted from a combination of ideological conviction, careerist opportunism, and legalistic selfdelusion; and whether they were held accountable for their Nazi-era actions after 1945. This book also examines the experiences of Jewish lawyers who fell victim to anti-Semitic measures. The volume will appeal to scholars, students, and other readers with an interest in Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, and the history of jurisprudence.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Law in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust -- 1. The Conundrum of Complicity: German Professionals and the Final Solution -- 2. Civil Service Lawyers and the Holocaust: The Case of Wilhelm Stuckart -- 3. Roland Freisler and the Volksgerichtshof: The Court as an Instrument of Terror -- 4. Guilt, Shame, Anger, Indignation: Nazi Law and Nazi Morals -- 5. Discrimination, Degradation, Defiance: Jewish Lawyers under Nazism -- 6. Evading Responsibility for Crimes against Humanity: Murderous Lawyers at Nuremberg -- 7. Judging German Judges in the Third Reich: Excusing and Confronting the Past -- Appendixes -- A. Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution, 11 August 1919 -- B. Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of the People and State (Reichstag Fire Decree), 28 February 1933 -- C. Law to Remove the Distress of the People and the State (The Enabling Act), 23 March 1933 -- D. Hitler’s Call for a Nazi Lawyers’ League, 12 September 1928 -- E. Circular No. 8/1938 from Dr. Karl Leitmeyer, League of National Socialist Guardians of the Law, 4 March 1938 -- F. Law Amending Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure (Excerpts), 24 April 1934 -- G. White Rose - Leaflet 5, February 1943 -- H. The Sentencing of Hans and Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst, 22 February 1943 -- I. The Fate of Markus Luftglass: Excerpt from the Record of the Nuremberg Justice Case, October 1941 -- J. Opinion and Sentence of the Nuremberg Special Court in the Case of Leo Katzenberger, 13 March 1942 -- K. Testimony of Curt Rothenberger at the Nuremberg Justice Case (Excerpts), 1947 -- L. Gustav Radbruch, “Statutory Lawlessness and Supra-Statutory Law” (excerpt), 1946 -- CONTRIBUTORS -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

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While we often tend to think of the Third Reich as a zone of lawlessness, the Nazi dictatorship and its policies of persecution rested on a legal foundation set in place and maintained by judges, lawyers, and civil servants trained in the law. This volume offers a concise and compelling account of how these intelligent and welleducated legal professionals lent their skills and knowledge to a system of oppression and domination. The chapters address why German lawyers and jurists were attracted to Nazism; how their support of the regime resulted from a combination of ideological conviction, careerist opportunism, and legalistic selfdelusion; and whether they were held accountable for their Nazi-era actions after 1945. This book also examines the experiences of Jewish lawyers who fell victim to anti-Semitic measures. The volume will appeal to scholars, students, and other readers with an interest in Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, and the history of jurisprudence.

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