Del 29 - Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe

Seeking Accountability for Nazi and War Crimes in East and Central Europe

A People’s Justice?

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

AvEric Le Bourhis,Irina Tcherneva,Vanessa Voisin,Professor Eric Le Bourhis,Professor Irina Tcherneva,Professor Vanessa Voisin

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The thirst for post-World War II justice transcended the Cold War and mobilized diverse social groups. This is a story of their multilayered and at times conflictual interactions.In this edited collection, sixteen historians develop a new approach to the trials against persons accused of war crimes and mass murder in Europe during the ascendancy of Nazism and the Second World War (1933-1945). Focusing on the social aspects of the demand for justice and making use of previously underexploited local and international sources, contributors put to the test the notion of "show trials" and explore a range of judicial and political cultures from Germany to the Soviet Union. Essays uncover the expectations around accountability and forms of mobilization on the part of a range of citizens involved in the trials: survivors, witnesses, perpetrators, Nazi hunters, and civic activists. In addition to the perspective of these citizens, contributors invoke the expertise of reporters, filmmakers, historians, investigators, and prosecutors who shaped public representations of justice. These shaping efforts, the authors show, often supported the desire of political authorities to benefit from the publicity of the trials and to contain the spontaneous dissemination of information. The book's close examination of interactions between citizens and authorities thus demonstrates the extent and limits of what might be called a "coproduction" of justice, in the process shedding light on the interdependence between historical knowledge and legal prosecution of mass crimes.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-10-25
Mått152 x 229 x 32 mm
Vikt836 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRochester Studies in East and Central Europe
Antal sidor454
FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN9781648250415

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ERIC LE BOURHIS is associate professor at the Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO, Paris) and member of the Europe Eurasia Research Center (CREE). IRINA TCHERNEVA is senior researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS / Eur'ORBEM, Paris. VANESSA VOISIN is senior assistant professor of history at the University of Bologna (DiSCI pour Dipartimento do Storiche Culture Civiltà). NADÈGE RAGARU is a Research Professor at the Centres d'études internationales (CERI), in Paris, France.

Table of FiguresIntroduction V. Voisin, E. Le Bourhis, and I. TchernevaList of Abbreviations Part I - Justice and visibility Shaping the Spectacle: Politics and Professional Practices Chapter 1. Justice in Mantle Coats: Shooting the Bulgarian People's Courts in Revolutionary Times, 1944-1945Nadège RagaruChapter 2. The Nuremberg Trials - To Stage or Not to Stage: Conflicting Visions and Creative DifferencesSylvie Lindeperg/Camille NoûsChapter 3. Evidence and Soviet Rhetorical Devices: Staging Justice at the Nuremberg TrialVictor Barbat Disclosing Data: Doubt and Uncertainty Chapter 4. Tensions Between Secrecy and Publicity: Internment, Investigation, Extradition, and Convictions in the Soviet Occupation Zone in Germany, 1945-1950Enrico Heitzer and Julia LandauChapter 5. Concentration Camp Crimes on Trial, on TV, and in Civic Education. Bonn 1958-1959Götz LachwitzChapter 6. Law and Accountability, Secrecy and Guilt: Soviet Trawniki Defendants' Trials, 1960-1970David Alan Rich Part II - Justice and social mobilization From Rumor to Testimony: Challenges in Voluntary Social Involvement Chapter 7. Rehabilitation of individuals suspected of collaboration: The Jewish Civic Court by the Central Committee of Jews in Poland, 1946-1950Katarzyna PersonChapter 8. Risks and Results of Citizens' Commitments: The Kačerovski Case in Riga, 1958-1963Eric Le Bourhis and Irina TchernevaChapter 9. Mediators behind the Scenes: The World Jewish Congress and the International Auschwitz Committee during the Preparations for the First Auschwitz Trial in FrankfurtKatharina Stengel Individual and Collective AdvocacyChapter 10. Accusing Hans Globke, 1960-1963: Agency and the Iron CurtainJasmin Söhner and Máté ZomboryChapter 11. The Fils et Filles des Déportés Juifs de France and the Lischka Trial in Cologne, 1971-1980Anne Klein and Birte Klarzyk List of ContributorsIndex