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Holocaust, genocide, and the law : a quest for justice in a post-holocaust world / Michael Bazyler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bazyler, Michael J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genocide (International law).
- International criminal law.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- World War, 1939-1945--Law and legislation.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Legislation.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 362 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- "A great deal of contemporary law has a direct connection to the Holocaust. That connection, however, is seldom acknowledged in legal texts and has never been the subject of a full-length scholarly work. This book examines the background of the Holocaust and genocide through the prism of the law; the criminal and civil prosecution of the Nazis and their collaborators for Holocaust-era crimes; and contemporary attempts to criminally prosecute perpetrators for the crime of genocide. It provides the history of the Holocaust as a legal event, and sets out how genocide has become known as the 'crime of crimes' under both international law and in popular discourse. It goes on to discuss specific post-Holocaust legal topics, and examines the Holocaust as a catalyst for post-Holocaust international justice. Together, this collection of subjects establishes a new legal discipline, which the author Michael Bazyler labels 'Post-Holocaust Law.'"--Publisher's website.
- Contents:
- The holocaust : a legal history
- Naming the crime : genocide
- Prosecution of Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg
- National prosecutions of Nazi war criminals
- Civil litigation for the financial crimes of the holocaust
- Holocaust denial and the law
- The impact of the holocaust on post-holocaust legal philosophy
- Nuremberg's legacy : the UN Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the International Criminal Court
- Prosecuting genocide.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- National Jewish Book Awards - Holocaust, Winner, 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780195395693
- 0195395697
- 9780190664039
- 0190664037
- OCLC:
- 944957882
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