Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Carl Schmitt
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Read Next
Law, Legislation, Document
What Is an Injunction?
ripped torn flag, pirate, skull
Are There Laws on the High Seas?
Lead image for "10 Infographics that Explain the Normandy Invasion During World War II" list
10 Infographics that Explain the Normandy Invasion During World War II
Nazi Germany, Nazi SS troops marching with victory standards at the Party Day rally in Nuremberg, Germany, 1933. (Schutzstaffel, Nazi Party, Nurnberg)
Why Was Nazi Germany Called the Third Reich?
Discover
An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (Alice in Wonderland)
11 Banned Books Through Time
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that
America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)
Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer
Was Santa Claus a Real Person?
Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides
Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?

Carl Schmitt: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Carl-Schmitt
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born July 11, 1888 • Germany
Died April 7, 1985 (aged 96) • Germany
Political Affiliation Nazi Party
Notable Works “The Concept of the Political” • “Constitutional Theory” • “Crisis of Parliamentarism” • “Political Theology” • “Roman Catholicism and Political Form”
Subjects Of Study Weimar Republic • international law • liberalism
Role In Nazism
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany
Alfred Rosenberg
Alfred Rosenberg
German Nazi leader
Gustav Radbruch, 1902.
Gustav Radbruch
German jurist
Lieber, Francis
Francis Lieber
American philosopher and jurist
Simons, Walter
Walter Simons
German jurist
Arendt, Hannah
Hannah Arendt
American political scientist
Ernst Röhm
Ernst Röhm
German army officer
Feder, Gottfried
Gottfried Feder
German economist
Julius Streicher.
Julius Streicher
German politician
Frank, Hans
Hans Frank
German politician and jurist
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius
Dutch statesman and scholar
Mohamed ElBaradei.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian lawyer and government official
Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde
French lawyer and politician
Baltasar Garzón
Spanish judge
Lansing, 1915
Robert Lansing
United States statesman
Richard Henry Dana
Richard Henry Dana
American author
Quincy Wright
American political scientist
Manfred Lachs
Polish educator and jurist
Louis Renault
French jurist and educator
La Fontaine, Henri
Henri La Fontaine
Belgian lawyer