The Trial of the Kaiser.
This book, from renowned scholar William A. Schabas, sheds light on perhaps the most important international trial that never was: that of Kaiser Wilhelm II following the First World War. Schabas draws on numerous primary sources hitherto unexamined in published work, to craft a history of the very...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Langue: | English |
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Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO,
2018
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| Sujets: | William-II,-German Emperor,-1859-1941 Europe-Intellectual life-20th century World War, 1914-1918-Public opinion Electronic books Wilhelm Erster Weltkrieg Kriegsverbrecherprozess Völkerstrafrecht Internationale Gerichtsbarkeit Kriegsverbrechen plus... |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (441 pages) |
| Résumé: | This book, from renowned scholar William A. Schabas, sheds light on perhaps the most important international trial that never was: that of Kaiser Wilhelm II following the First World War. Schabas draws on numerous primary sources hitherto unexamined in published work, to craft a history of the very beginnings of international criminal justice. Cover -- The Trial of the Kaiser -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Plates -- Contents -- 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? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (441 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780192571175 0192571176 9780198833857 0198833857 |