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Zusatztext Well-written, vigorously researched, and impressively ambitious. Informationen zum Autor Kevin Jon Heller is a Senior Lecturer at Melbourne Law School, where he teaches criminal law and international criminal law. He has a JD from Stanford Law School, an MA in literature from Duke University, an MA and BA in social and political theory from the New School for Social Research, all with honors and a PhD from Leiden University. His work has appeared in the European Journal of International Law, the American Journal of International Law, the Journal of International Criminal Justice, the Michigan Law Review, the Leiden Journal of International Law, and many others. On the practical side, Kevin has been involved in the International Criminal Court's negotiations over the crime of aggression, served as Human Rights Watch's external legal advisor on the trial of Saddam Hussein, and has consulted with the defense in a number of cases at the ICTY and ICTR. Klappentext Less famous than the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal but no less important, the Nuremberg Military Tribunals tried lower-level functionaries and private citizens for their parts in WW II. This book gives a full overview of these trials and it traces the critical role they have played in the development of international criminal law. Zusammenfassung Less famous than the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal but no less important, the Nuremberg Military Tribunals tried lower-level functionaries and private citizens for their parts in WW II. This book gives a full overview of these trials and it traces the critical role they have played in the development of international criminal law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The Origins of the Zonal Trials 2: The OCC and the Tribunals 3: The Evolution of the Trial Program 4: The Trials 5: Jurisdiction and Legal Character of the Tribunals 6: Evidence 7: Procedure 8: Crimes Against Peace 9: War Crimes 10: Crimes Against Humanity 11: Modes of Participation 12: Conspiracy, Common Plan, and Criminal Membership 13: Defenses 14: Sentencing 15: Aftermath 16: Legacy Conclusion Appendix A: Table of Defendants, Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences Appendix B: The London Charter Appendix C: Law No. 10 Appendix D: Military Ordinance No. 7 Appendix E: Uniform Rules of Procedure ...
