The law in Nazi Germany [[electronic resource] ] : ideology, opportunism, and the perversion of justice / / edited by Alan E. Steinweis and Robert D. Rachlin

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 349.4309/043
• Soggetto topico: Justice, Administration of - Germany - History; Law - Germany - History; National socialism - Moral and ethical aspects; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish lawyers - Germany - History - 1933-1945; Jews - Persecutions - Germany - History
• Soggetto geografico: Germany Politics and government 1933-1945
• Classificazione: NQ 2230
• Altri autori: SteinweisAlan E RachlinRobert D
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-240) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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,
• Titolo autorizzato: The law in Nazi Germany
• ISBN: 1-78238-921-0; 0-85745-781-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787545203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Vermont Studies on Nazi Germany and the Holocaust