Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich

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The Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich was a 1934 Nazi statute that centralized political power in Germany by effectively abolishing the autonomy of the federal states and consolidating authority in the central government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German statute
Nazi law
centralization law
aimedAt eliminating regional political opposition
strengthening centralized Nazi control
appliesTo German federal states (Länder)
associatedWith Nazi Party
consequence facilitation of authoritarian rule
increased power of the Reich government over Länder
loss of legislative powers by the German states
country Germany
dateEnacted 1934-01-30
effect abolition of the autonomy of the German federal states
consolidation of authority in the central government
transfer of state sovereignty to the Reich government
transformation of Germany into a de facto unitary state
weakening of federalism in Germany
enactedDuring Nazi consolidation of power
enactedUnder Adolf Hitler as Reich Chancellor
historicalPeriod Third Reich
interwar period
impactOnGovernance centralization of executive powers
centralization of legislative powers
implementedBy Reich government
jurisdiction Nazi Germany
language German
legalArea administrative law
constitutional law
legalForm Reich law
legalStatus no longer in force
legislativeBody Reichstag
partOf Nazi Gleichschaltung legislation
politicalContext Gleichschaltung
Nazification of German state institutions
politicalRegime Nazi regime
linked to: Nazi Germany
precededBy Enabling Act of 1933
primaryPurpose centralization of political power in Germany
regionAffected all German Länder
relatedLegalProcess dismantling of the Weimar federal system
shortDescription 1934 Nazi statute centralizing political power in Germany
sponsor Adolf Hitler
subjectMatter constitutional structure of the Reich
federalism
state organization
typeOfChange constitutional restructuring
federal-to-unitary shift
yearEnacted 1934

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Gleichschaltung legalInstrument Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich
Government of Prussia abolishedBy Law for the Reconstruction of the Reich
linked to: Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich
Reichsrat of the Weimar Republic dissolutionBy Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich
linked to: Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich