{"product_id":"the-law-in-nazi-germany-ideology-opportunism-and-the-perversion-of-justice-vermont-studies-on-nazi-germany-and-the-holocaust-5-9780857457806","title":"The Law in Nazi Germany Ideology Opportunism and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This collection of essays on The Law in Nazi Germany achieves two main objectives: first, it provides a concise overview of the current research strata on law in Nazi Germany, and second, the essays leave enough space to invite the reader to pose additional questions about the subject and pursue further reading.”\u003c\/em\u003e  ·  German History\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The essays in\u003c\/em\u003e The Law in Nazi Germany \u003cem\u003eprovide a thorough understanding of the threats that come along with reinterpreting laws to take account of a society’s changed principles. This should be emphasized not only in German legal education, but in every law school, everywhere.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  The Federal Lawyer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eOverall, this volume is very useful in that it makes the studies on justice under the Nazi regime and its memory accessible. It should therefore be of interest to readers well beyond the circle of specialists\u003c\/em\u003e.”  \u003cstrong\u003e·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThese essays offer a significant contribution to our understanding of the role of one of the most important professions in underpinning the National Socialist regime and enabling its leaders to proceed with its murderous agenda.\u003c\/em\u003e”  \u003cstrong\u003e·  Geoffrey J Giles\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Florida\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Law in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlan E. Steinweis and Robert D. Rachlin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Conundrum of Complicity: German Professionals and the Final Solution\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKonrad H. Jarausch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Civil Service Lawyers and the Holocaust: The Case of Wilhelm Stuckart\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHans-Christian Jasch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Roland Freisler and the Volksgerichtshof: The Court as an Instrument of Terror\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobert D. Rachlin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Guilt, Shame, Anger, Indignation: Nazi Law and Nazi Morals\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRaphael Gross\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Discrimination, Degradation, Defiance: Jewish Lawyers under Nazism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDouglas G. Morris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Evading Responsibility for Crimes against Humanity: Murderous Lawyers at Nuremberg\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHarry Reicher \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Judging German Judges in the Third Reich: Excusing and Confronting the Past\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKenneth F. Ledford\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArticle 48 of the Weimar Constitution, 11 August 1919\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDecree of the Reich President for the Protection of the People and State (Reichstag Fire Decree), 28 February 1933\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLaw to Remove the Distress of the People and the State (The Enabling Act), 23 March 1933\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHitler’s Call for a Nazi Lawyers’ League, 12 September 1928\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCircular No. 8\/1938 from Dr. Karl Leitmeyer, League of National Socialist Guardians of the Law, 4 March 1938\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLaw Amending Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure (Excerpts), 24 April 1934\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tWhite Rose - Leaflet 5, February 1943\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Sentencing of Hans and Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst, 22 February 1943\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Fate of Markus Luftglass: Excerpt from the Record of the Nuremberg Justice Case, October 1941\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tOpinion and Sentence of the Nuremberg Special Court in the Case of Leo Katzenberger, 13 March 1942\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTestimony of Curt Rothenberger at the Nuremberg Justice Case (Excerpts), 1947\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tGustav Radbruch, “Statutory Lawlessness and Supra-Statutory Law” (excerpt), 1946\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tContributors\u003cbr\u003e \tSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038916018519,"sku":"9780857457806","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-law-in-nazi-germany-ideology-opportunism-and-the-perversion-of-justice-vermont-studies-on-nazi-germany-and-the-holocaust-5-9780857457806","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}