ABSTRACT
The chapter critically examines the legacy of Nuremberg by focusing on two films shown as evidence during the trial. Morrison appeals to Rancière to question the politics of this ‘visual jurisprudence’ which supposes that Nazi exterminatory violence was driven by lawlessness, and ignores that the regime was actually enabled by law: general laws, principles such as the Führerprinzip, a well-greased administrative and bureaucratic structure, and acts by law-abiding officials. Morrison seeks to take a critical stance on positivistic law as it has been conceived in late modernity.
