: Alan E. Steinweis, Robert D. Rachlin
: Law In Nazi Germany Ideology, Opportunism, and the Perversion of Justice
: Berghahn Books
: 9780857457813
: 1
: CHF 37.60
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: Allgemeines, Lexika
: English
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.