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 ...
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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.
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Fair in Fair dust jacket. 080204204x. 290 pages. Index. Reference notes. Black and white illustrations. "A history of Canada's prosecution of war crimes committed during the second world war."-from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Heavy chipping to lower corner of front board at spine. Binding sound. Worthy reference copy.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; TRIALS CANADA WAR CRIME LAW Casual Slaughters and Accidental Judgments: Canadian War Crimes Prosecutions, 1944-1948 Lt. Col. Bruce Macdonald SS. Brigadefuhrer Kurt Meyer.
