The Trial of the Kaiser

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

In the immediate aftermath of the armistice that ended the First World War, the Allied nations of Britain, France, and Italy agreed to put the fallen German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II on trial, in what would be the first ever international criminal tribunal. In Britain, Lloyd George campaigned for re-election on the slogan 'hang the Kaiser', but the Italians had only lukewarm support for a trial, and there was outright resistance from the United States. During the Peace Conference, international lawyers gathered for the first time to debate international criminal justice. They recommended trial of the Kaiser by an international tribunal for war crimes, and the Americans relented, agreeing to a trial for a 'supreme offence against international morality'. However, the Kaiser had fled to the Netherlands where he obtained asylum, and though the Allies threatened a range of measures if the former Emperor was not surrendered, the Dutch refused and the demands were dropped in March 1920.This book, from renowned legal scholar William A. Schabas, sheds light on perhaps the most important international trial that never was. Schabas draws on numerous primary sources hitherto unexamined in published work, including transcripts which vividly illuminate this period of international law making. As such, he has written a book which constitutes a history of the very beginnings of international criminal justice, a history which has never before been fully told.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-10-31
Mått:163 x 236 x 33 mm
Vikt:817 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:422
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198833857

Utforska kategorier

Första världskriget inom Historia och arkeologi
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Folkrätt inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

William A. Schabas is professor of international law at Middlesex University in London. He is also professor of international human law and human rights at Leiden University, distinguished visiting faculty at Sciences Po in Paris, and honorary chairman of the Irish Centre for Human Rights. Professor Schabas holds BA and MA degrees in history from the University of Toronto and LLB, LLM and LLD degrees from the University of Montreal, as well as several honorary doctorates. He is the author of more than twenty books in the fields of human rights and international criminal law. Professor Schabas drafted the 2010 and 2015 United Nations quinquennial reports on the death penalty. He was a member of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Professor Schabas is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Royal Irish Academy since 2007.

Recensioner i media

Schabas's book is a meticulously researched, grippingly written, important work.

Innehållsförteckning

1: The Power of the Beaten Path 2: 'Hang the Kaiser' 3: Kaiserdämmerung 4: Making the Case in International Law 5: Britain, France, and Italy Agree to Try the Kaiser 6: The Dutch are Divided 7: Aborted Kidnap 8: The Commission on Responsibilities 9: Prosecuting Crimes Against Peace 10: International Law and War Crimes 11: An International Criminal Court 12: The Council of Virgins 13: Finalising the Treaty of Versailles 14: Implementing Article 227 15: Readying the Case for Trial 16: The Kaiser in Limbo 17: Demand for Surrender 18: Was he Guilty?