During the years that it was in power, the Nazi regime made far-reaching changes to German civil law, especially family law. In the Max Planck Lawcast, Lara Bucholski, former Research Associate at the Institute, details how these civil law changes serve as proof that law is rarely truly neutral as seen by the fact that the value-based jurisprudence of the Nazi regime influenced and modified existing law to its advantage. Thus, although law may be drafted with great precision, significant power remains with those who apply it.
The Max Planck Lawcast showcases the academic research being conducted across the various Institutes within the Max Planck Law network. Dr Christopher Murphy, the Lawcast host, sits down with researchers to explore the breakthroughs in their legal research. The Max Planck Lawcast is published fortnightly and is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Spotify and Apple.
Max Planck Law is a network of nine Max Planck Institutes engaging in legal research. Our purpose is to deepen the cooperation between the participating Institutes, raise their international visibility and strengthen the cross-institute support of our early career researchers.
