Crimes of the Holocaust: The Law Confronts Hard Cases (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)

The problem of prosecuting individuals complicit in the Nazi regime's "Final Solution" is almost insurmountably complex and has produced ever less satisfying results as time has passed. In Crimes of the Holocaust , Stephan Landsman provides detailed analysis of the International Military Tribunal prosecution at Nuremberg in 1945, the Eichmann trial in Israel in 1961, the 1986 Demanjuk trial in Israel, and the 1990 prosecution of Imre Finta in Canada. Landsman presents each case and elaborates the difficulties inherent in achieving both a fair trial and a measure of justice in the aftermath of heinous crimes. In the face of few historical and legal precedents for such war crime prosecutions, each legal action relies on the framework of its predecessors. However, this only compounds the problematic issues arising from the Nuremberg proceedings. Meticulously combing volumes of testimony and documentary information about each case, Landsman offers judicious and critical assessments of the proceedings. He levels pointed criticism at numerous elements of this relatively recent judicial invention, sparing neither judges nor counsel and remaining keenly aware of the human implications. Deftly weaving legal analysis with cultural context, Landsman offers the first rigorous examination of these problematic proceedings and proposes guideposts for contemporary tribunals. Crimes of the Holocaust is an authoritative account of the Gordian knot of genocide prosecution in the world courts, which will persist as a confounding issue as we are faced with a trial of Saddam Hussein. This volume will be compelling reading for legal scholars as well as laypersons interested in these cases and the issues they address.

The problem of prosecuting individuals complicit in the Nazi regime's "Final Solution" is almost insurmountably complex and has produced ever less satisfying results as time has passed. In Crimes of the Holocaust, Stephan Landsman provides detailed analysis of the International Military Tribunal prosecution at Nuremberg in 1945, the Eichmann trial in Israel in 1961, the 1986 Demanjuk trial in Israel, and the 1990 prosecution of Imre Finta in Canada. Landsman presents each case and elaborates the difficulties inherent in achieving both a fair trial and a measure of justice in the aftermath of heinous crimes. In the face of few historical and legal precedents for such war crime prosecutions, each legal action relies on the framework of its predecessors. However, this only compounds the problematic issues arising from the Nuremberg proceedings.

Meticulously combing volumes of testimony and documentary information about each case, Landsman offers judicious and critical assessments of the proceedings. He levels pointed criticism at numerous elements of this relatively recent judicial invention, sparing neither judges nor counsel and remaining keenly aware of the human implications. Deftly weaving legal analysis with cultural context, Landsman offers the first rigorous examination of these problematic proceedings and proposes guideposts for contemporary tribunals. Crimes of the Holocaust is an authoritative account of the Gordian knot of genocide prosecution in the world courts, which will persist as a confounding issue as we are faced with a trial of Saddam Hussein. This volume will be compelling reading for legal scholars as well as laypersons interested in these cases and the issues they address.

In Crimes Of The Holocaust, Stephan Landsman Provides Detailed Analyses Of The International Military Tribunal Prosecution At Nuremberg In 1945, The Eichmann Trial In Israel In 1961, The 1986 Demjanjuk Trial In Israel, And The 1990 Prosecution Of Imre Finta In Canada. Landsman Presents Each Case And Elaborates The Difficulties Inherent In Achieving Both A Fair Trial And A Measure Of Justice In The Aftermath Of Heinous Crimes. Meticulously Combing Through Volumes Of Testimony And Documentary Information About Each Case, Landsman Offers Judicious And Critical Assessments Of The Proceedings. He Levels Pointed Criticism At Numerous Elements Of This Relatively Recent Judicial Invention, Sparing Neither Judges Nor Counsel And Remaining Keenly Aware Of The Human Implications. Deftly Weaving Legal Analysis With Cultural Context, Landsman Offers The First Rigorous Examination Of These Problematic Proceedings And Proposes Guideposts For Contemporary Tribunals. Crimes Of The Holocaust Is An Authoritative Account Of The Gordian Knot Of Genocide Prosecution In World Courts, Which Will Persist As A Confounding Issue As We Are Faced With A Trial Of Saddam Hussein. This Volume Will Be Compelling Reading For Legal Scholars As Well As Laypersons Interested In These Cases And The Issues They Address.--jacket. Nuremberg -- Eichmann -- John Demjanjuk And Ivan The Terrible -- Imre Finta -- Prospects For The Prosecution Of Genocide Perpetrators. Stephan Landsman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [275]-294) And Index. The prosecution of Nazi war crimes and crimes against humanity conducted at Nuremberg, Germany, in 1945-46 was unprecedented, both in the magnitude of the crimes it sought to address and in the international nature of the tribunal, the scope of its investigation, and the open character of the proceedings. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Prologue 1: Nuremberg 2: Eichmann 3: John Demjanjuk and Ivan the Terrible 4: lmre Finta 5: Prospects for the Prosecution of Genocide Perpetrators Notes Index Acknowledgments Landsman discusses the difficulties inherent in prosecuting crimes against humanity, from the Eichmann trial to Milosevic.