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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gross, Raphael
• Jarausch, Konrad H
• Jasch, Hans-Christian
• Ledford, Kenneth F
• Morris, Douglas G
• Rachlin, Robert D
• Rachlin, Robert D[Herausgeber]
• Reicher, Harry
• Steinweis, Alan E
• Steinweis, Alan E[Herausgeber]

Titel

The Law in Nazi Germany : Ideology, Opportunism, and the Perversion of Justice

Ist Teil von

• Vermont Studies on Nazi Germany and the Holocaust : 5

Ort / Verlag

New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books

Erscheinungsjahr

[2013]

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

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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