The law in the service of Nazi murderers

Ferdinand von Schirach, grandson of a Nazi war criminal, has written a novel that debunks the belief that Germany's legal system underwent a true reform after the war, so that it was no longer possible to say, 'I was just following orders.'

By Yuval Elbashan | 09:48 01.02.13 |

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"Der Fall Collini" ("The Collini Case" ) by Ferdinand von Schirach, English translation by Anthea Bell. Penguin / Michael Joseph, 208 pages, 13 pounds sterling

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A novel is fiction
- By Hannah
- 03 Feb 2013
- 06:53PM
A novel is fiction. A novel never proves anything.
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Very good information
- By Christian Polka
- 01 Feb 2013
- 08:56PM
because Karlsruhe Bundesverfassungsgericht has 2 courts with each 8 judges. From the first court, 4 of the 8 judges have studied in Zions elite university Harvard USA. In the second court we have 4 judges of 8, who hace a relation to the catholic church and the CDU, the party of Angela Merkel, in which also Michel Friedman, a jew from Paris and former chef of the "jewish" council Germany,is member. CDU, true firneds of BIbi Netanyahu. .Thats what i always said. Benjaminiter ( Israelites) DID THE HOLOCAUST TO THEIR JUDAH BROTHERS: SCHABBAT SCHALOM from the last german jew standing.
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