Metadata: Ministry of justice
Collection
- Country:
- Germany
- Holding institution:
- State Archives of Lower Saxony – Hannover branch
- Holding institution (official language):
- Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Hannover
- Postal address:
- Am Archiv 1, 30169 Hannover
- Phone number:
- + 49 511 1206601
- Reference number:
- Hann. 26a
- Title:
- Ministry of justice
- Title (official language):
- Justizministerium
- Creator/accumulator:
- Ministry of justice
- Date(s):
- 1649/1894
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 125.1 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
-
The collection contains records relating to general matters; court constitution; state council; civil cases; civil litigation; criminal cases; criminal proceedings; litigation and court regulations; jury court; police cases; treasury and accounting; negotiations with foreign states; legal opinions; judicial authorities; appointments; death sentences; construction; prisons.
Of special interest to Jewish history are: improving the civic condition of the Jews as well as expert opinions on the draft law on the legal circumstances of the Jews; applications by the Jews in Hannover to elect a permanent legal representative (syndicus perpetuus); request by the Electoral Hesse Ministry regarding the legal circumstances of the Jews in place for the kingdom of Hannover; civil law section of the magistrate in Münden for the Jews.
- Subject terms:
- Civil rights
- Legal matters
- Legal status of Jews
- System of arrangement:
- The collection is ordered according to a thematic index. Keyword search is possible via the database.
- Finding aids:
- An online catalogue (Arcinsys) is available.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/start.action?oldNodeid=
- Yerusha Network member:
- Institute for the History of German Jews
- Author of the description:
- Meike Buck