Chapter XII: Part III: People’s Court90

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Berlin, 24 April 1934

The Reich Chancellor
ADOLPH HITLER

The Reich Minister of Justice at the same
time for the Reich Minister of the Interior
DR. GUERTNER

The Reich Defense Minister
VON BLOMBERG

PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NG-715
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 112

EXTRACTS FROM THE SECOND LAW CONCERNING THE TRANSFER
OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE TO THE REICH,
5 DECEMBER 1934[91]

1934 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART 1, PAGE 1214

The Reich government has enacted the following law, which is promulgated herewith:

In the National-Socialist State, the administration of justice is uniform. It is under the jurisdiction of the Reich and requires uniform administration by the Reich. After the Ministries of Justice of the Reich and of Prussia have been combined, the Reich takes over the immediate direction of the administration of justice in the other states [Laender] in accordance with the following provisions:

Article 1

The competencies of the Supreme Justice Authorities of the States [Laender] are transferred to the Reich Minister of Justice; he is authorized to delegate them to agencies subordinate to him.

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Berlin, 5 December 1934

The Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor
ADOLF HITLER

The Reich Minister of Justice
DR. GUERTNER

The Reich Minister of the Interior
FRICK

TRANSLATION OF 1393-PS
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 508

LAW, 20 DECEMBER 1934, ON INSIDIOUS ACTS AGAINST STATE
AND PARTY FOR THE PROTECTION OF PARTY UNIFORMS
HEIMTUECKEGESETZ

1934 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART 1, PAGE 1269

The Reich government has enacted the following law, which is promulgated herewith: