French democracy and justice -- French colonialism -- The French Vietnam War (1946-1954) -- Madagascar : revolt and repression (1947-1948) -- French Algeria : the "dirty war" (1954-1962) -- Vichy's regime, legislation, and justice -- Post-liberation myth, purge, and trials -- From Barbie to Papon -- The Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals -- The genocide in Rwanda -- Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia -- The International Criminal Court
Summary
Even democracies commit war crimes. France has long ignored its colonial crimes, only denounced by a few courageous opponents and revealed in trials. France is not the only democracy to have violated international humanitarian law. However, these violations must be exposed, so that they are not repeated
