Family Law in the SOZ/GDR I: Stalinism
Family Law in the SOZ/GDR I: Stalinism
Author(s): Martin LöhnigSubject(s): History of Law
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: family law; marriage law; divorce procedure; German Democratic Republic; Stalinism; Hilde Benjamin; women’s rights
Summary/Abstract: Family Law in the SOZ/GDR during the Stalinistic Period is characterized by a legislation that initially realizes Weimarian reform postulates, for example a new family procedural law or the law on women’s rights. Since 1952, the reforms follow the Soviet model: A new court constitution is established, based on the Soviet judicial system and a new marriage regulation also comes into force. The Supreme Court uses family law as a lever for the reorganization of society in accordance with constitutional postulates and political ideas.
Journal: Právněhistorické studie
- Issue Year: 49/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 48-57
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
