Title: Law and war
First published: 2001
Description: "During the twentieth century, the United States attempted to redefine war crimes to include acts previously considered beyond the realm of objective judgment, and to determine appropriate punishments. This movement to replace blind vengeance with law culminated with the Nuremberg trials, one of the great historical dramas of modern times."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: War crimes, Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949, War (International law), Foreign relations, United states, foreign relations, 20th century, Nuremberg trial of major german war criminals, nuremberg, germany, 1945-1946, Crimes de guerre, Guerre (Droit international), Procès successeurs, Nuremberg, Allemagne, 1946-1949, Relations extérieures
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century