Law and war

By Peter Maguire, Peter H. Maguire

Subjects: War crimes, Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949, Relations extérieures, Procès successeurs, Nuremberg, Allemagne, 1946-1949, Foreign relations, Nuremberg trial of major german war criminals, nuremberg, germany, 1945-1946, War (international law), Guerre (Droit international), War (International law), United states, foreign relations, 20th century, Crimes de guerre

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.