Bazyler, Michael J.,

Holocaust, genocide, and the law : a quest for justice in a post-holocaust world / Michael Bazyler. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

This edition previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This work examines the background of the Holocaust and genocide through the prism of the law; the criminal and civil prosecution of the Nazis and their collaborators for Holocaust-era crimes; and contemporary attempts to criminally prosecute perpetrators for the crime of genocide. It provides the history of the Holocaust as a legal event, and sets out how genocide has become known as the 'crime of crimes' under both international law and in popular discourse.

Specialized.

9780199362912 No price


Genocide (International law)
International criminal law.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence.
World War, 1939-1945--Law and legislation.
Law.

KZ7180 / .B39 2016

345.0251