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questions of general interest, namely Dr. Jahrreiss, Professor of Public and International Law at the University of Cologne, and Dr. Niethammer of Tuebingen, formerly attorney at law, now Honorary Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure.
As far as documents being introduced with regard to the general questions discussed —
We will not be able to produce Dr. Jahrreiss at this time. Professor Jahrreiss cannot get away; he will only be available later on in July, and perhaps a suitable moment will come then when he can be examined when we have dealt with the cases of the officials of the Ministry of Justice.*
As far as documents being introduced with regard to general questions discussed, they will be handed over during the defense of the individual defendants. For the purpose of survey we will at the conclusion hand over the documents relative to a particular subject compiled in a special document book.
The defense has distributed the subjects which have arisen as a result of my survey among the individual counsel for the defense. Counsel in question will go into these cases during the proceedings and in particular at the time of the closing statement.
The subjects are classified in the following manner:
1. General questions on public law and international penal law — Dr. Schilf.
2. Legislative — machinery and technique — myself [Dr. Kubuschok].
3. Relationship between judicial authorities and police — myself.
4. Relationship between judicial authorities and the Ministry of Propaganda and the news service in the Nazi State — Dr. Schilf.
5. System and structure of Reich Administration of Justice — Dr. Schilf.
6. Introduction of German law and German jurisdiction in the Protectorate and the Occupied Eastern Territories — myself.
7. Sovereignty of justice in the incorporated and occupied territories— myself.
8. German court organization, Special Courts and People's Court — Dr. Brieger and Dr. Grube.
9. German criminal procedure — Dr. Doetzer.
10. Extraordinary objection — Dr. Grube.
11. Nullity plea — Dr. Schilf.
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* Professor Jahrreiss appeared as a defense witness on 25 and 26 June 1947. Extracts from his testimony are reproduced below in section IV D. Dr. Niethammer did not appear as a witness.
