Title The trial of the Kaiser / William A. Schabas

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource Contents The Power of the Beaten Path -- 'Hang the Kaiser' -- Kaiserdämmerung -- Making the Case in International Law -- Britain, France, and Italy Agree to Try the Kaiser -- The Dutch Are Divided -- Aborted Kidnap -- The Commission on Responsibilities -- Prosecuting Crimes against Peace -- International Law and War Crimes -- An International Criminal Court -- The Council of Virgins -- Finalising the Treaty of Versailles -- Implementing Article 227 -- Readying the Case for Trial -- The Kaiser in Limbo -- Demand for Surrender -- Was He Guilty? Summary In the immediate aftermath of the armistice that ended the First World War, the Allied nations of Britain, France, and Italy agreed to put the fallen German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II on trial, in what would be the first ever international criminal tribunal. In Britain, Lloyd George campaigned for re-election on the slogan 'hang the Kaiser', but the Italians had only lukewarm support for a trial, and there was outright resistance from the United States. During the Peace Conference, international lawyers gathered for the first time to debate international criminal justice. They recommended trial of the Kaiser by an international tribunal for war crimes, and the Americans relented, agreeing to a trial for a 'supreme offence against international morality'. However, the Kaiser had fled to the Netherlands where he obtained asylum, and though the Allies threatened a range of measures if the former Emperor was not surrendered, the Dutch refused and the demands were dropped in March 1920. This book, from renowned legal scholar William A. Schabas, sheds light on perhaps the most important international trial that never was. Schabas draws on numerous primary sources hitherto unexamined in published work, including transcripts which vividly illuminate this period of international law making. As such, he has written a book which constitutes a history of the very beginnings of international criminal justice, a history which has never before been fully told Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 24, 2018) Subject William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941 -- Trials, litigation, etc SUBJECT William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941 fast Subject War crime trials -- Germany -- History -- 20th century War crime trials -- History -- 20th century International criminal law -- History Justice, Administration of -- History. World War, 1914-1918 -- Public opinion. International crimes -- History HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. War crime trials Justice, Administration of International criminal law Intellectual life Public opinion William II, German Emperor, King of Prussia (1859-1941) World War I. Treaty of Versailles (June 28, 1919) War crimes. Crimes against the peace and security of mankind. International criminal justice. International law. Law. SUBJECT Europe -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045730 Subject Germany Europe Genre/Form Electronic books Trials, litigation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191872440 019187244X 9780192571182 0192571184 0192571176 9780192571175

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