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39 Loy. L.A. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 5 (2017)
Legalizing Hate: The Significance of the Nuremberg Laws and the Post-War Nuremberg Trials

handle is hein.journals/loyint39 and id is 20 raw text is: Legalizing Hate: The Significance of the Nuremberg Laws and The Post-War Nuremberg Trials RICHARD D. HEIDEMAN* I. INTRODUCTION The establishment of the Nuremberg Laws was a defining moment in history, as the embodiment of state-sponsored, sanctioned and en- forced hate, religious discrimination, economic boycotts, and persecu- tion of Jews in Germany reached epidemic proportions. While some believe the implementation of the Nuremberg Laws occurred overnight, the process in fact, although relatively brief, was gradual, beginning in the earliest phases of Nazi activities. Even prior to the 1933 election of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor, and the official onset of the National Social- ist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) as the national ruling government organization, concerted efforts had already been initiated to delegitimize the very existence of the Jewish people in Germany and eventually throughout Europe. The progressive strength of these social endeavors paved the way for governmental sanctions that would effectively serve as the first anti- Semitic decrees, among which were the Nuremberg Laws. These laws solidified the political position as it related to the Jewish citizens of Germany, drawn from the ideology laid out in the Nazis' twenty-five- point plan of 1920. A study of state-sanctioned hate is essential to understanding the wide-ranging and devastating impact of the Nuremberg Race Laws. The Nuremberg Laws and decrees highlight the tremendous power and hor- rendous misuse of popular government in hijacking and corrupting the rule of law. It is inconceivable to the modern mind that a democratic * Richard D. Heideman, Esq., Senior Counsel of the Washington law firm Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C., is The Nuremberg Symposium Program Chair and Moderator.

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