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



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Titolo: The law in Nazi Germany : ideology, opportunism, and the perversion of justice / / edited by Alan E. Steinweis and Robert D. Rachlin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
Disciplina: 349.4309/043
349.4309043
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-78238-921-0
0-85745-781-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910821720303321
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Serie: Vermont Studies on Nazi Germany and the Holocaust