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Documentation of the Reichsministerium der Justiz (Reich Ministry of Justice), Germany, 1933-1945

Documentation of the Reichsministerium der Justiz (Reich Ministry of Justice), Germany, 1933-1945 In the years 1933-1935, the Reich Ministry of Justice became the central authority in the judicial system in Germany, and as such assumed management of the system. Upon the seizure of control by the Nazis, Franz Guertner, who had been appointed to the position of Reich Justice Minister in 1932 under Franz von Papen, abandoned the principles of State Law, and provided legal means for the activities of the SA, SS and the Gestapo. During his time, the rights of Jews were revoked and a special criminal code was...

Type of Material : Administrative Documentation, Survey Report, Lecture, Letter, Laws and Decrees, Official Documentation

Language : German

"The German Penal System under the Nazi Regime", essay written by Dr. Bruno Blau

"The German Penal System under the Nazi Regime", essay written by Dr. Bruno Blau In the file: 2-Scanned File: Postwar "The German Penal System under the Nazi Regime", essay by Dr. Bruno Blau, New York, describing the history of Nazi law from its early days undermining lawful procedures to its totally arbitrary approach to prosecution: - Executions of politically undesirable persons during the "Night of the Long Knives"; - Death penalties, based on overriding of court decisions by direct intervention of Hitler; - The "Nacht und Nebel Erlass" (Night and Fog Decree), 1941; - Nazi...

File Number : 325

Type of Material : Research Article, Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : Hebrew, German

Dr. Friedrich Shlomo Perles: Documents and other materials on the exhibition "In the Name of the German People - Judiciary and National Socialism" in Berlin 1989

Dr. Friedrich Shlomo Perles: Documents and other materials on the exhibition "In the Name of the German People - Judiciary and National Socialism" in Berlin 1989 1. Article by F. S. Perles about the exhibition 2. Speech of the Minister of Justice Engelhard at the opening of the exhibition 3. Table of contents of the exhibition 4. Photocopies of a compilation of texts and photos in the exhibition along with handwritten notes 5. Radio and press reports on the exhibition

File Number : 1246

Type of Material : Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Lecture, Newspaper Clippings, Exhibition, Speech, Exhibition Catalog

Language : German