Reassessing the Nuremberg Military Tribunals : : Transitional Justice, Trial Narratives, and Historiography / / ed. by Kim C. Priemel, Alexa Stiller.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Douglas, Lawrence,; Earl, Hilary,; Hébert, Valerie,; Marrus, Michael R.,; Pendas, Devin O.,; Priemel, Kim C.,; Pöppmann, Dirk,; Schulte, Jan Erik,; Stiller, Alexa,; Weckel, Ulrike,; Weindling, Paul,
• HerausgeberIn: Priemel, Kim C.,; Stiller, Alexa,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: War and Genocide ; 16
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (334 p.)

For decades the history of the US Military Tribunals at Nuremberg (NMT) has been eclipsed by the first Nuremberg trial—the International Military Tribunal or IMT. The dominant interpretation—neatly summarized in the ubiquitous formula of “Subsequent Trials”—ignores the unique historical and legal character of the NMT trials, which differed significantly from that of their predecessor. The NMT trials marked a decisive shift both in terms of analysis of the Third Reich and conceptualization of international criminal law. This volume is the first comprehensive examination of the NMT and brings together diverse perspectives from the fields of law, history, and political science, exploring the genesis, impact, and legacy of the twelve Military Tribunals held at Nuremberg between 1946 and 1949.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Introduction Nuremberg’s Narratives. Revising the Legacy of the “Subsequent Trials” -- Chapter 1 The Trials of Robert Kempner. From Stateless Immigrant to Prosecutor of the Foreign Office -- Chapter 2 A Judge, a Prosecutor, and a Mass Murderer. Courtroom Dynamics in the SSEinsatzgruppen Trial -- Chapter 3 Victims, Witnesses, and the Ethical Legacy of the Nuremberg Medical Trial -- Chapter 4 Semantics of Extermination. The Use of the New Term of Genocide in the Nuremberg Trials and the Genesis of a Master Narrative -- Chapter 5 The SS as the “Alibi of a Nation”? Narrative Continuities from the Nuremberg Trials to the 1960s -- Chapter 6 Tales of Totalitarianism. Conflicting Narratives in the Industrialist Cases at Nuremberg -- Chapter 7 From Clean Hands to Vernichtungskrieg. How the High Command Case Shaped the Image of the Wehrmacht -- Chapter 8 The Power of Images. Real and Fictional Roles of Atrocity Film Footage at Nuremberg -- Chapter 9 The Fate of Nuremberg. The Legacy and Impact of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials in Postwar Germany -- Chapter 10 From IMT to NMT. The Emergence of a Jurisprudence of Atrocity -- Select Bibliography -- Notes on Contributors -- Index