GUIDE FOR THE PARTY COURTS [Richtlinien fuer die Parteigerichte]
17 February 1934
[Page VI]
Therefore party judges are responsible only to their national socialistic conscience and subordinates of no political leader, and they are subordinate only to the Fuehrer.
Walter Buch
[Page 1] Directives for the Party Courts of the NSDAP
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Purpose of the Party Courts Par. 1
The Party Courts have the purpose of preserving the collective honor of the party and of the individual party member, as well as settling differences of individual members in an amicable manner.
Their task is:
1. To take measures in the manner prescribed by existing directives against those party members whose behavior does not correspond to the sense of honor and to the ideology of the
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NSDAP, and, where it appears necessary for the preservation of the honor and good repute of the party, to propose the removal of unworthy members from the party;
2. To cledr party members of unjustified suspicion of their integrity, as well as,
3. To work out an amicable settlement of quarrels between party members.
From the jurisdiction of party Courts are excepted S.A.— matters, i.e. breaches of discipline and complaints of S.A.— members, as well as differences of opinion and quarrels among
S.A.—members. S.A.—members are all leaders, men, and candidates of organizations subordinated to the Supreme S.A.—leadership (S.A., S.S., S.A.R.I., S.A.R.II, and N'.S.KK.).
In cases of differences of opinion (No. 3) between a party member and a member of the S.A. who is not a party member;
a. The S.A. courts and offices, resp., have jurisdiction when the S.A.—member is the defendant,
b. The party courts have jurisdiction when the party member is the defendant or when both sides accuse each other.
Directives for the NSDAP party courts and judges, including their jurisdiction over party members
Authors
Walter Buch (Chief of Counsel of the NSDAP)
Walter Buch
German general (1883-1949)
- Born: 1883-10-24 (Bruchsal)
- Died: 1949-11-12 (Schondorf am Ammersee)
- Country of citizenship: German Empire; Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic
- Occupation: judge; politician
- Member of political party: German National People's Party; Nazi Party
- Member of: Deutschvölkischer Schutz und Trutzbund; Schutzstaffel; Sturmabteilung
- Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch
- Significant person: Carin Göring (role: friend); Else von Löwis (role: friend)
Date: 17 February 1934
Literal Title: Richtlinien fuer die Parteigerichte der NSDAP ir der Fassung vom 17 February 1934 . . . Page 1: Directives for the Party Courts of the NSDAP
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-2402
Citation: IMT (page 255)
HLSL Item No.: 450243
Notes:The document book table of contents translates the title as Rules for Party Judges, 1934. Buch is quoted in the first paragraph, but not identified as the author of the book. The text states that members of the SA were under the jurisdiction of the SA leader.