Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.5
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1.2M words
Chapters
122

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English Originals Law Historical ArchivesWar CrimesLegal LiteratureNuremberg TrialsComplex HumanityPower OppressionSocial CritiqueDocumentary NarrativeWorld OrderTwentieth Century

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal,Author: Various,Language: English, Class: KZ: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: Law of nations, Release Date: Apr 28, 2016

Editor's review

This book is the record of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal's trial of the major war criminals, a public-domain historical source arranged according to court proceedings and evidentiary materials, part legal document and part historical archive. Its core value lies in the first-hand trial record: the indictment, witness statements, excerpts of evidence, and grounds for judgment are set side by side, allowing readers to observe the early judicial practice of concepts such as war crimes and crimes against humanity in international law, and to see how a mass of raw material was organized into a credible chain of evidence. The text is large, dense with terminology, and full of procedural detail; the threshold for reading is high, and it is not suitable as a general history of World War II. It is best used as research material, read alongside background on WWII history and international law, and consulted selectively by topic or defendant rather than read page by page.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the indictment and judgment first to establish a framework, then return to the evidence and witness statements by topic.
  2. Read alongside introductory works on WWII history and international law to reduce barriers of terminology and background.
  3. Skim thematically by defendant or charge rather than reading page by page, which avoids overload.
  4. Note evidence numbers and sources as you read, to facilitate later citation and verification.

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FAQ

Is this book a complete verbatim record of the trial? This book is the record of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal's trial of the major war criminals, arranged according to court proceedings and evidentiary materials, and is a public-domain historical source. The exact scope and arrangement should be determined from the text itself; it should not be simply equated with a full verbatim transcript of all proceedings.
What barriers does this book pose for general readers? The main barriers are its large size, dense legal terminology, abundant procedural detail, and lack of a popular introduction. Without knowledge of WWII background and basic concepts of international law, reading can be difficult; it is advisable to build up relevant background first and then read selectively.
Can it be used for citation in academic papers? It can be used as a reference to first-hand historical sources, but citations should verify specific page numbers, evidence numbers, and the text version, and cross-check against other sources. Public-domain e-book versions may differ in arrangement, so the reliability of the source should be confirmed before formal citation.

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About the author

Various Author

Various is not a real person but a collective attribution used in book cataloging and databases for works with multiple authors, commonly applied to anthologies, compilations, or publications with too many contributors to list individually. On this Chinese book site, this attribution covers as many as 3,387 titles, spanning encyclopedic entries, historical documents, and trial records. Representative works include several volumes of the 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and the record of the trial of the major war criminals before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Available public information is limited: nationality, birth and death dates, and common categories are not clearly recorded, making it difficult to summarize a unified writing style or personal biography. Readers should understand it as a cataloging convention rather than a single author.