Special Courts (Sondergerichte)
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Special Courts (Sondergerichte) were Nazi-era German tribunals that operated outside normal judicial procedures to rapidly prosecute and harshly punish political opponents and other targeted groups.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi special court
ⓘ
criminal court ⓘ extraordinary tribunal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Third Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
harsh sentences
ⓘ
ideological conformity to National Socialism ⓘ lack of due process ⓘ political bias ⓘ severely restricted defense rights ⓘ summary proceedings ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
People's Court (Volksgerichtshof)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ordinary German courts ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| hadJurisdictionOver |
offenses against the state
ⓘ
political offenses ⓘ wartime economic offenses ⓘ |
| ideology | National Socialism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enabling Act of 1933 NERFINISHED ⓘ special wartime decrees ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Nazi legal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
occupied territories ⓘ |
| partOf | Nazi apparatus of terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| procedure |
limited access to legal counsel
ⓘ
no right of appeal in most cases ⓘ trials often completed in a single session ⓘ |
| punished |
Communists
ⓘ
Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Social Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ foreign forced laborers ⓘ people accused of economic crimes ⓘ people accused of listening to foreign radio ⓘ people accused of undermining military morale ⓘ political opponents ⓘ resistance members ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ |
| replaced | some functions of ordinary criminal courts ⓘ |
| startTime | 1933 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Ministry of Justice of Nazi Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Party leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPenalty |
death sentence
ⓘ
long-term imprisonment ⓘ |
| usedFor |
political repression
ⓘ
rapid punishment ⓘ suppression of opposition ⓘ terrorizing the population ⓘ |
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