Drittes Reich

The government of the Third Reich came into power in Germany in the 1930s, just prior to World War II.

• Berichte über die Lage und das Studium des öffentlichen Rechts (1935)
  
  
  
  Volume 12 of the series "Der Deutsche Staat der Gegenwart;" this is a collection of papers read at the Arbeitstagung der Reichsfachgruppe Hochschullehrer des Bundes nationalsozialistischer deutscher Juristen, Berlin, December 20 and 21, 1934. Available in print through the Harvard Depository.
• Das Europa des "Dritten Reichs" ; Recht, Wirtschaft, Besatzung (2005)
  
  
  
  
  Volume 181 in the series "Studien zur Europäischen Rechtsgeschichte;" includes German, English, and French articles about law and business in Europe during the period of the Third Reich. Available in print from the Harvard Depository.
• Deutsche Rechtserneuerung: Eine Bibliographie
  
  
  
  Volume 3 of the Nationalsozialistische Bibliographie series, compiled in the late 1930s by the NS government, focuses on legislative actions.
• Die Deutsche Rechtsgeschichte in der NS-Zeit : ihre Vorgeschichte und ihre Nachwirkungen (1995)
  
  
  
  Volume 12 of the series "Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts;" includes papers from a conference. Available in print in the law school collection.
• Die Niedergang des Rechts im Dritten Reich (1947)
  
  
  
  Print volume discussing the decline of law during the Third Reich; available through the Harvard Depository.
• A History of Public Law in Germany 1914-1945
  
  
  
  Discusses the development of public/administrative law in Germany from just before World War I to the end of the Third Reich. Available in print through the Harvard Depository, and as an eBook.
• Hitler's Justice: The Courts of the Third Reich (1991)
  
  
  
  Available in print from the Harvard Depository.
• Justiz und NS-Verbrechen - Sammlung deutscher Strafurteile wegen nationalsozialistischer Tötungsverbrechen 1945-1999
  
  
  
  Criminal case law reporter for Nazi murder trials; available in the law library's print collection.
• Makrolog Recht für Deutschland
  Makrolog Recht für Deutschland is a subscription database that provides access to current and historic German gazettes. It includes complete coverage of the Reichsgesetzblatt. Click the link above to view English-language instructions for accessing and using this database.
• Nationalsozialismus und Zweiter Weltkrieg (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung)
  
  
  
  Educational materials on Nazism and World War II, including the establishment of the German government and the development of its laws, created and maintained by Germany's Federal Agency for Civic Education.
• Publications related to the Akademie für Deutsches Recht
  
  
  
  The Akademie für Deutsches Recht was a legal institution established in Germany during the time of the Third Reich. The Harvard Libraries have a number of publications by and about this organization. Click the link above to view a list of titles in Hollis.
• Rechtsgeschichte im Nationalsozialismus : Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Disziplin (1989)
  
  
  
  Volume 2 of the series "Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts;" includes papers on this topic from a 1987 conference. Available in print from the Harvard Depository.
• Recht und Unrecht im Nationalsozialismus (1985)
  
  
  
  This is a series of papers presented by the law faculty of the University of Münster on various topics related to the legal System of the Third Reich, including public law, family law, military administration, the law and the Catholic church, criminal law, and others. It is available in print from the Harvard Depository.
• Staatsrecht und Staatsrechtslehre im Dritten Reich (1985)
  
  
  
  Volume 41 of the series "Recht, Justiz, Zeitgeschehen;" includes articles discussing several aspects of the development of constitutional law during the period of the Third Reich. Available in print from the Harvard Depository.