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Various |
| Title |
Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 03
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| Note |
v. 1. Official documents; v. 2-22. Proceedings; v. 23. Chronological index, subject index; v. 24. Document index, name index, and errata; v. 25-42. Documents and other material in evidence.
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| Note |
Trial against H.W. Göring, R. Hess, J. von Ribbentrop, R. Ley, W. Keitel, E. Kaltenbrunner, A. Rosenberg, H. Frank, W. Frick, J. Streicher, W. Funk, H. Schacht, G. Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, K. Dönitz, E. Raeder, B. von Schirach, F. Sauckel, A. Jodl, M. Bormann, F. von Papen, A. Seyss-Inquart, A. Speer, C. von Neurath, and H. Fritzsche, individually and as members of any groups or organizations to which they belonged.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Larry Harrison, Cindy Beyer and the online
Project Gutenberg team at www.pgdpcanada.net.
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| Summary |
"Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal" is a historical account produced in the late 1940s. This volume documents the proceedings of the Nuremberg Trials held following World War II, which aimed to bring Nazi war criminals to justice. The text is focused on the opening sequences of the trial, particularly the examination of witnesses and defendants like Rudolf Hess and Erwin Lahousen, shedding light on the crimes and the continuous debate surrounding their legality and morality. The beginning of the text provides a formal introduction to the trial process, outlining the structure and the specific proceedings from December 1 to December 14, 1945. It features the presiding judge's remarks, the examination of witnesses, and legal arguments regarding the abilities of defendants to stand trial. Key discussions revolve around the testimonies concerning actions taken during the war, including war crimes against prisoners of war. The trials illustrate the complex legal and moral dimensions of wartime actions and set the stage for historical accountability in international law. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
KZ: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: Law of nations
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| Subject |
Göring, Hermann, 1893-1946 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Subject |
Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946
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| Subject |
War crime trials -- Germany -- Nuremberg
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
54225 |
| Release Date |
Feb 23, 2017 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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