Meiertöns (2014), “An International Lawyer in Democracy and Dictatorship–Re-Introducing Herbert Kraus”

Heiko Meiertöns. “An International Lawyer in Democracy and Dictatorship–Re-Introducing Herbert Kraus.” European Journal of International Law, vol. 25, no. 1 (2014): 255–286.

Herbert Kraus (1884–1965) was a German international lawyer who opposed National Socialism and was forced into early retirement. His career illustrates the dilemma lawyers face in authoritarian regimes—balancing resistance and survival—and highlights their potential role in both confronting and later rebuilding the rule of law.

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