Justice in Asia and the Pacific Region, 1945-1952 - Allied War Crimes Prosecutions (Paperback)

This book explores a cross-section of war crimes trials that the Allied powers held against the Japanese in the aftermath of World War II. More than 2,240 trials against some 5,700 suspected war criminals were carried out at 51 separate locations across the Asia Pacific region. This book analyzes fourteen high-profile American, Australian, British, and Philippine trials, including the two subsequent proceedings at Tokyo and the Yamashita trial. By delving into a large body of hitherto underutilized oral and documentary history of the war as contained in the trial records, Yuma Totani illuminates diverse firsthand accounts of the war that were offered by former Japanese and Allied combatants, prisoners of war, and the civilian population. Furthermore, the author makes a systematic inquiry into select trials to shed light on a highly complex - and at times contradictory - legal and jurisprudential legacy of Allied war crimes prosecutions.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2015
Authors:	Yuma Totani
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-45808-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International humanitarian law Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	1-107-45808-0
Barcode:	9781107458086

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