Nuremberg Laws

Since their appearance in history, Adolph Hitler and his associates left no room for doubt and especially on matters regarding their racist perspectives. The Nuremberg Laws were known to be anti-Semitic; racist laws against the Jews living in Germany. The laws were instituted on 15 September 1935 during the Nuremberg Rally by the German Nazi government (Wiesner-Hanks, 2018).  Nuremberg laws’ main aim was to protect German blood and honor. In this case, they forbid intermarriages and extramarital affairs between the Jews and Germans. Also, the laws emphasized on white supremacists’ ideologies. These discriminative laws were dehumanizing and excluding the Jewish community in many ways. They deprived them of the experience of life, denied them political rights, and derogated their basic rights and freedoms.

The Nuremberg Laws viewed the Jews as the leading cause of the long succession of ailments and especially in German society. Such crude and unsophisticated ideas were shaped by the earlier anti-Semitic prejudices back in the European societies. One of how these laws dehumanized the Jews is the fact that they excluded them from marrying or even having sexual relationships with Germans (Wiesner-Hanks, 2018). Individuals caught in such relationships were punished, and new marriages between Jews and Germans were impossible.  The ancillary ordinances, on the other hand, disenfranchised Jews and denied them political rights.

The formation of the Nuremberg Laws represents an epitome of state-sponsored, endorsed, and imposed hate. The laws also fueled persecution and hate towards the Jews living in Germany. From the above exploration, the Nuremberg Laws also institutionalized racial theories prevalent within the Nazi ideology. In summary, the Nuremberg Laws are an excellent example of how risky the misuse of the rule of law can become in the absence of a justice system protecting all people.

References

Wiesner-Hanks, M. (2018). A history of world societies. Bedford/St. Martin’s.