September 2: Law as an Instrument of Mass Crimes? The Legal System Under the Third Reich

Hitler’s Germany disturbingly demonstrated how a legal system can become an instrument of state-sponsored mass atrocities. This program will examine questions such as:

• How did the Nazi state succeed in perverting the German legal system?
• What role did prominent lawyers and judges play in resisting or assisting this perversion of the legal system?
• Are there limits to how law can be perverted before it ceases to function as law?
• What lessons apply from the German case to challenges facing lawyers today?

Join us for a special virtual CLE program with Speaker Lawrence Douglas, the James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought at Amherst College.
Title:
Law as an Instrument of Mass Crimes? The Legal System Under the Third Reich
Date+Time:
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Speaker:
Lawrence Douglas, the James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought at Amherst College.
Credit:
1 Washington State Bar CLE Ethics Credit Available
By:
Holocaust Center For Humanity
In addition to the legal community, the general public are welcome to attend.

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