Law Regarding Measures of State Self-Defense
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The Law Regarding Measures of State Self-Defense was a retroactive Nazi statute enacted in 1934 to legitimize the extrajudicial killings carried out during the Night of the Long Knives by declaring them lawful acts of state.
All labels observed (1)
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| Law Regarding Measures of State Self-Defense canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Law Regarding Measures of State Self-Defense Context triple: [Night of the Long Knives, legalJustification, Law Regarding Measures of State Self-Defense]
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U.S. War Powers Resolution
The U.S. War Powers Resolution is a 1973 federal law intended to limit the president’s ability to commit U.S. armed forces to hostilities without congressional authorization, enacted in response to concerns raised by the Vietnam War.
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National Defense Authorization Acts
The National Defense Authorization Acts are annual U.S. federal laws that authorize and set policies and budgets for the Department of Defense and national security programs.
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Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions
The Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions are international treaties that expand and strengthen humanitarian protections for victims of armed conflicts, including civilians and combatants no longer taking part in hostilities.
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Militia Acts of the United States
The Militia Acts of the United States are a series of federal laws enacted in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that organized, regulated, and empowered state militias and clarified the federal government’s authority over them.
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Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
"Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States" is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes and defends the constitutional limits placed on state governments in the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Law Regarding Measures of State Self-Defense Target entity description: The Law Regarding Measures of State Self-Defense was a retroactive Nazi statute enacted in 1934 to legitimize the extrajudicial killings carried out during the Night of the Long Knives by declaring them lawful acts of state.
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A.
U.S. War Powers Resolution
The U.S. War Powers Resolution is a 1973 federal law intended to limit the president’s ability to commit U.S. armed forces to hostilities without congressional authorization, enacted in response to concerns raised by the Vietnam War.
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B.
National Defense Authorization Acts
The National Defense Authorization Acts are annual U.S. federal laws that authorize and set policies and budgets for the Department of Defense and national security programs.
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C.
Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions
The Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions are international treaties that expand and strengthen humanitarian protections for victims of armed conflicts, including civilians and combatants no longer taking part in hostilities.
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D.
Militia Acts of the United States
The Militia Acts of the United States are a series of federal laws enacted in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that organized, regulated, and empowered state militias and clarified the federal government’s authority over them.
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E.
Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
"Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States" is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes and defends the constitutional limits placed on state governments in the proposed U.S. Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi law
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retroactive statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent |
killings of political opponents in June–July 1934
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purge of the SA leadership ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegimeType | totalitarian regime ⓘ |
| consequence |
signaled subordination of courts to Nazi political decisions
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strengthened impunity for Nazi political violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
violating the principle nulla poena sine lege
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violating the principle nullum crimen sine lege ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1934 ⓘ |
| declaresAsLawful |
acts of state self-defense
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killings ordered by Adolf Hitler during the Night of the Long Knives ⓘ |
| effect |
removed criminal liability for the killings during the Night of the Long Knives
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undermined rule of law in Germany ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Nazi regime
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linked to:
Nazi Germany
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| enactedUnderLeader | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Holocaust and Nazi studies
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legal history ⓘ transitional justice ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment |
cited as an example of abusive retroactive legislation
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widely regarded as a violation of fundamental legal principles ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| ideologicalBasis |
Führerprinzip
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Nazi concept of state self-defense ⓘ |
| isRetroactive | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
German Reich
ⓘ
linked to:
Nazi Germany
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| justifies | political killings by the Nazi regime ⓘ |
| languageCharacterization | framed killings as measures of state self-defense ⓘ |
| legalCharacterization |
ex post facto law
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instrument of state terror legitimation ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineInvoked | state necessity ⓘ |
| legalizes | extrajudicial killings during the Night of the Long Knives ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Nazi legal system ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
aftermath of the Night of the Long Knives purge
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consolidation of Hitler's power ⓘ |
| purpose |
to declare killings carried out during the Night of the Long Knives as lawful acts of state
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to legitimize extrajudicial killings during the Night of the Long Knives ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Night of the Long Knives ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal law
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state security ⓘ |
| timeScope | applies retroactively to events of June–July 1934 ⓘ |
| typeOfAbuse | legalization of political murder ⓘ |
| usedAsCaseStudyIn |
discussions of ex post facto criminal laws
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studies of the collapse of the rule of law in Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| usedToProtect |
Adolf Hitler
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Nazi leadership ⓘ perpetrators of the Night of the Long Knives ⓘ |
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Subject: Law Regarding Measures of State Self-Defense Description of subject: The Law Regarding Measures of State Self-Defense was a retroactive Nazi statute enacted in 1934 to legitimize the extrajudicial killings carried out during the Night of the Long Knives by declaring them lawful acts of state.
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