In the last 75 years, Germany has experienced numerous system changes: Weimar Republic, Third Reich, occupation period, Federal Republic of Germany, German Democratic Republic, reunification, European Union. How did these upheavals manifest in the legal system? How did individuals experience them? How did law and justice develop again after the perversions of law during National Socialism and in the GDR? Where do they stand in tension with each other? Where have we not yet achieved law and justice? Uwe Wesel explores these questions in a brilliant, engaging essay. The reader vividly learns about the journey that had to be taken and how it affected individuals in order to reach our current state of law, justice, and social and private protection. Numerous illustrations of documents, photos, and paintings also provide visual enjoyment.