Publisher's Synopsis
In the young Federal Republic there was a large number of civil servants in the Federal Ministry of Justice who were deeply involved in the injustice system of the Nazi state and who left their mark on their work. This volume illuminates the laborious decision-making process of the ministry to process its own history and presents the significant research results. It makes clear that the historical findings are of great current social importance. From different perspectives - also from an international point of view - the question of what lessons and consequences can be drawn from this is investigated. This applies, for example, to National Socialist thought patterns that still live on today. The responsibility of lawyers and their training in legal ethics will be put to the test, as will the role of the state as legislator. And last but not least, our culture of remembrance is also subjected to critical scrutiny.
