03677nam 2200721 a 450 991046290960332120200520144314.01-78238-921-00-85745-781-0(CKB)2670000000417972(EBL)1466194(SSID)ssj0000956611(PQKBManifestationID)11491116(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000956611(PQKBWorkID)10957717(PQKB)10452657(MiAaPQ)EBC1466194(Au-PeEL)EBL1466194(CaPaEBR)ebr10745030(CaONFJC)MIL509033(OCoLC)861080571(EXLCZ)99267000000041797220120706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe law in Nazi Germany[electronic resource] ideology, opportunism, and the perversion of justice /edited by Alan E. Steinweis and Robert D. RachlinNew York Berghahn Books20131 online resource (256 p.)Vermont Studies on Nazi Germany and the HolocaustDescription based upon print version of record.1-299-77782-1 0-85745-780-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-240) and index.The conundrum of complicity : German professionals and the final solution / Konrad H. Jarausch -- Civil service lawyers and the Holocaust : the case of Wilhelm Stuckart / Hans-Christian Jasch -- Roland Freisler and the Volksgerichtshof : the court as an instrument of terror / Robert D. Rachlin -- Guilt, shame, anger, indignation : Nazi law and Nazi morals / Raphael Gross -- Discrimination, degradation, defiance : Jewish lawyers under Nazism / Douglas G. Morris -- Evading responsibility for crimes against humanity : murderous lawyers at Nuremberg / Harry Reicher -- Judging German judges in the Third Reich : excusing and confronting the past / Kenneth F. Ledford.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,Vermont Studies on Nazi Germany and the HolocaustJustice, Administration ofGermanyHistoryLawGermanyHistoryNational socialismMoral and ethical aspectsHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Jewish lawyersGermanyHistory1933-1945JewsPersecutionsGermanyHistoryGermanyPolitics and government1933-1945Electronic books.Justice, Administration ofHistory.LawHistory.National socialismMoral and ethical aspects.Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Jewish lawyersHistoryJewsPersecutionsHistory.349.4309/043Steinweis Alan E980532Rachlin Robert D980533MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462909603321The law in Nazi Germany2237311UNINA