Casual slaughters and accidental judgments : Canadian war crimes prosecutions, 1944-1948
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
080204204X
ISBN 13
9780802042040
DDC
341.6
Category
Osgoode Society
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Publication Year
1997
Pages
xix, 290 pages
Subject
Canadian War Crimes
Abstract
"War crimes prosecutions create unique difficulties as civilian standards of law are applied to the extraordinary circumstances of war. Governments are often surprisingly hesitant to pursue war criminals. Patrick Brode has produced a fascinating study of such issues in Casual Slaughters and Accidental Judgments, a history of Canada's prosecution of war crimes committed during the Second World War. Brode illustrates the difficulties of applying law to a recently defeated enemy when the emotions and politics of war distort any sense of impartial justice. The trials also reveal much about the legal and diplomatic views that prevailed at the end of the war and demonstrate Canada's willingness to overcome its colonial past to defend its own interests on the international stage." - Voila
Description
Content:
1. Rumours of Murder -- 2. Murder Division -- 3. Indifference to the Ẁar Crimes Business' -- 4. Questions of Partiality -- 5. Brigadefuhrer on Trial -- 6. But for the Grace of God -- 7. Shot like Wild Animals -- 8. Opladen: The Forgotten Case -- 9. Hong Kong: The Law of the Imperial Japanese Army -- 10. The Japanese Trials: Camp Guards and the Architects of War -- 11. 'Siegergericht' -- 12. Canadian War Crimes and the Consequences -- App. Charge Sheet of Kurt Meyer.
1. Rumours of Murder -- 2. Murder Division -- 3. Indifference to the Ẁar Crimes Business' -- 4. Questions of Partiality -- 5. Brigadefuhrer on Trial -- 6. But for the Grace of God -- 7. Shot like Wild Animals -- 8. Opladen: The Forgotten Case -- 9. Hong Kong: The Law of the Imperial Japanese Army -- 10. The Japanese Trials: Camp Guards and the Architects of War -- 11. 'Siegergericht' -- 12. Canadian War Crimes and the Consequences -- App. Charge Sheet of Kurt Meyer.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-273) and index.
Number of Copies
1
