LEADER 03117cam a2200433Ia 4500001 108950 005 20240621154317.0 008 050831s2004 xx rb 000 0 eng d 020 0612890821 035 (OCoLC)ocm61688313 035 108950 049 LHMA 041 0 eng |bfre 040 LHM |beng |erda |cLHM 090 KZ1174 |b.L39 2004 100 1 Lawless, Michael J. |q(Michael James), |d1970- 245 14 The tribute of power to reason : |bthe International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg = Une tribune du pouvoir de la raison : le Tribunal International Militaire de Nuremberg / |cby Michael J. Lawless. 246 11 Tribune du pouvoir de la raison 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] : |b[publisher not identified], |c2004. 300 ix, 302 pages 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 520 At the conclusion of the Second World War, the political, economic, and military leaders of Nazi Germany were brought to trial for alleged violations of international law. Rather than summarily executing the accused, the Allies chose to place them before a specially constituted International Military Tribunal (IMT). The Judgement of the IMT was a clear turning point in the application of international law and provides the legal foundation for all subsequent international criminal tribunals. This Judgement stands for the proposition that individuals who direct and control the acts of the state are responsible for that conduct and may be held personally accountable for conduct that is in breach of international law. The IMT has been criticised as being simply a political trial of the vanquished by the victors. Certainly the EMT was constituted for the sole purpose of trying the accused major war criminals. However, in analysing the historic development of international law it is clear that the IMT was founded upon existing international law. As such, the Charter of the IMT is merely a codification of pre-existing international law and not, as argued by critics, an ex-post facto creation of the Allies. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) 530 Electronic version(s) |bavailable internally at USHMM. 502 Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Military College of Canada, 2004. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-290). 533 Photocopy. |bAnn Arbor, Mich. : |cUMI Dissertation Services, |d2005. |e22 cm. 590 Dissertations and Theses 546 Includes summary in French. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946. 650 0 Criminal liability (International law) 610 20 International Military Tribunal. 856 41 |uhttp://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=766716971&sid=35&Fmt=6&clientId=54617&RQT=309&VName=PQD |zElectronic version from ProQuest 956 41 |u http://dc.ushmm.org/library/bib108950/MQ89082.pdf |z Hosted by USHMM. 852 0 |bstacks |hKZ1174 |i.L39 2004 852 |bwww 852 |bebook