The Nazi Control Of The Legal System Flashcards
What did Hitler want to ensure ?
Even though he controlled the Reichstag and could make laws
He wanted to ensure that laws were interpreted in a Nazi fashion
What did law courts have to experience ?
Gleichschaltung
What happened to some judges ?
Some judges are removed as a result of Gleichschaltung
What did all judges have to become ?
Members of the Nationalist Socialist League for the maintenance of the Law ( NSRB)
What did every judge becoming a member of NSRB ensure ?
Nazis views were upheld in courts
What was established in October 1933?
The Germany Lawyers front and there were 10,000 members by the end of the year
What did Lawyers of the German Layers Front have to swear ?
They would ‘strive as German Jurists to follow the course of our Führer to the end of our days’
From 1936, what did most Lawyers and Judges have to wear ?
A swastika and Nazi eagle on their robes
