„Linksanwälte“

Criminal trials were a hallmark of the 1968 protests and left-wing terrorism of the 1970s. This volume examines the criminal defense attorneys often labeled as “left-wing lawyers,” who represented clients in protest and terrorism trials and were sometimes accused themselves. It analyzes their roles, practices, and the social context, shedding light on a central yet overlooked group of actors in the "red decade" within (legal) historical research.

Angela Borgstedt has published on the history of lawyers as well as labors. courts in Southwest Germany from the 1920s to the 1950.,
Jonas Brosig’s research centers on the legal and discursive history of the student movement and left-wing terrorism.

With contributions by
Prof. Dr. Jörg Arnold | Dominik Aufleger | Prof. Dr. Angela Borgstedt | Gisela Diewald-Kerkmann | Adrian Hänni | Prof. Dr. Matthias Jahn | Eberhard Kempf | Dr. Tillmann Krach | Kevon Lenk, M.A. | Prof. Dr. Andreas Mehlich | Prof. Dr. Thomas Niehr | Stefan Reinecke | Timo Walz, M.A. | Robert Wolff | Prof. Dr. Sascha Ziemann