EXTRACTS FROM THE SECOND LAW CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE TO THE REICH, 5 DECEMBER 1934[91]
1934 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART 1, PAGE 1214
The Reich government has enacted the following law, which is promulgated herewith:
In the National-Socialist State, the administration of justice is uniform. It is under the jurisdiction of the Reich and requires uniform administration by the Reich. After the Ministries of Justice of the Reich and of Prussia have been combined, the Reich takes over the immediate direction of the administration of justice in the other states [Laender] in accordance with the following provisions:
Article 1
The competencies of the Supreme Justice Authorities of the States [Laender] are transferred to the Reich Minister of Justice; he is authorized to delegate them to agencies subordinate to him.
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Berlin, 5 December 1934
The Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor
Adolf Hitler