Suchergebnisse

Aus dem Vorwort: Der Zweck dieser Veröffentlichung ist es, eine weitere Öffentlichkeit mit einigen grundsätzlichen Ausführungen, die der Verfasser als bayerischer Minsterpräsident auf der am 30. August 1947 in Eichstätt abgehaltenen Landesversammlung der CSU gemacht hat, bekanntzumachen und auf diese Weise einen Beitrag zur Diskussion über das Problem des Föderalismus zu leisten.

"The trial which is now about to begin is unique in the history of the jurisprudence of the world and it is of supreme importance to millions of people all over the globe."
Thus spoke the President of the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Lord Justice Lawrence, upon the occasion of the institution of the so-called Trial against the Major War Criminals on November 20, 1945. If his statement is correct, then the German people undoubtedly rank in first place among these millions. This also was the opinion of the chief prosecutor which recurred several times in his statements. Thus the French representative, Mr. François de Menthon, exclaimed:This work of justice is equally indispensable for the future of the German people…The initial condemnation of Nazi Germany by your High Tribunal will be a first lesson for these people and will constitute the best starting point … of re-education which must be its great concern during the coming years…Your judgment … can serve as a foundation for the moral uplift of the German people, first stage in its integration into the community of free countries. …