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In Third Reich: The Enabling Act and the Nazi revolution …of decrees culminating in the Law for the Reconstruction of the Reich (January 30, 1934) abolished the Land (state) diets and transferred the sovereign powers of the Länder to the Reich.
The Constitution of the German Reich (German: Die Verfassung des Deutschen Reichs), usually known as the Weimar Constitution (Weimarer Verfassung), was the constitution that governed Germany during the Weimar Republic era (1919–1933).
The Third Republic lasted seventy years, a feat of longevity unmatched in France’s postrevolutionary history. Yet, until recent years, the Republic has not had a good press. Criticism has taken a variety of forms. The regime’s constitution and political mores have been a primary target.
13 paź 2024 · Weimar Republic, the government of Germany from 1919 to 1933. Economic crisis and political instability led to the collapse of the republic and the rise of the Third Reich. Learn more about the history and significance of the Weimar Republic in this article.
16 paź 2024 · Hitler’s next step was to secure the passage of an Enabling Act, which would give the government the power to issue decrees independently of the Reichstag and of the president. Passage required a two-thirds majority in the Reichstag. The 81 Communist deputies were either arrested or excluded.
Following a suspicious fire in the Reichstag (the German parliament) in February 1933, the new Nazi government issued a decree which ended constitutional civil rights and created a state of emergency. From then on, official decrees could be enacted by Hitler without the agreement of parliament.
What justifies asking American readers to take time in 1990 to review German international law during the Third Reich, which ended in 1945? First, it is a dramatic story. People who hold certain views on international law are dismissed, exiled, imprisoned and even hanged.
