Publisher's Synopsis
Towards the close of WWII, world leaders had to address the question of what to do with alleged war criminals. In 1945 an International Military Tribunal (IMT) was established to see that war criminals would face justice. Thirteen essays explore the short-term effects of the IMT at Nuremberg and its present day impact on the International Criminal Court. Essays include analyses of Soviet investigations into Nazi war crimes during the war; examinations of the German public's reactions to the Nuremberg Trials; and the immediate effect the IMT had on the Tokyo and Austrian Trials post-1945. Other essays examine changes in the Alien Tort Statute and human rights litigation, the ethics of selective justice, the obstacles facing hybrid tribunals and how the U.S. legal and constitutional system is often in conflict with the International Criminal Court. Each essay shows the long-standing legacy of the Nuremberg Trials and how the IMT has impacted the field of international law. This volume brings together scholars from all over the world and is edited by Dr. Beth A. Griech-Polelle, German history and Holocaust studies, at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
