Holocaust, genocide, and the law : a quest for justice in a post-holocaust world

Introduction PART I: THE LEGAL HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE Chapter 1 The Holocaust: A Legal History A. Nazi Germany as a Law-Based StateB. The Nazis Come to Power Through Law C. Legal Measures Against Jews in the ReichD. War, Occupation and Ghettoization in Occupied EuropeE. Extermination: The Legal Holocaust F. Aftermath Chapter 2 Naming the Crime: Genocide A. The Historical Background of the Term Genocide B. The Genocide Convention 1. Legislative History 2. Definition of Genocide 3. Actus Reus of Genocide - The Prohibited Acts 4. Mens Rea of Genocide: With Intent to Destroy, In Whole or in Part 5. Genocide-Related Crimes: Conspiracy, Incitement, Attempt and Complicity 6. Proving Genocide 7. Punishment C. Use and Misuse of Genocide Terminology 1. Using and Misusing the G-word: Why Words Matter 2. When Is It Proper to Characterize A Historical Event as a Genocide? Part II: Legal Reckoning with the Crimes of THE HOLOCAUST Chapter 3 Prosecution of Nazi War Criminals at Nuremberg A. The International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg 1. The Rocky Road at Nuremberg 2. The Trial 3. Major Criticisms of the IMT 4. The Holocaust at NurembergB. The Later Nuremberg Proceedings 1. The Twelve NMT Trials 2. Noel, Noel, what the hell 3. Legacy of the NMTChapter 4 National Prosecutions of Nazi War Criminals A. Prosecutions in Germany 1. The Ulm Einsatzgruppen Trial 2. The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial B. The Trial of Adolf Eichmann in Israel 1. Eichmann Before Jerusalem - The Nazi Era Eichmann's Escape and Capture 2. Eichmann in Jerusalem -The Trial 3. Legacies of Trial C. Hunting for Nazis in AmericaD. RetrospectiveChapter 5 Civil Litigation for the Financial Crimes of the Holocaust A. Stealing From the JewsB. Returning What Was Stolen 1. Restitution by the Allies in Occupied Germany 2. German Reparations to Israel and Survivors 3. Holocaust Restitution in the 1990's - A Measure of Justice Fifty Years Later 4. Holocaust Restitution in the 21st Century: The French Railroad SettlementC. Why Didn't the Holocaust Restitution Model Work for Other Historical Atrocities? 1. Herero Genocide Litigation 2. Litigation Against Japanese Industry Arising Out of the Second World War 3. South African Apartheid Litigation 4. African-American Reparations Litigation 5. Armenian Genocide Era Litigation 6. Shutting the Door on Universal Jurisdiction: The 2013 Kiobel Supreme Court DecisionChapter 6 Holocaust Denial and the Law A. What is Holocaust Denial?B. Criminalizing Speech: Holocaust and Genocide Denial Laws in EuropeC. Should Holocaust Denial Be a Crime?D. The Future of Denial Laws Chapter 7 The Impact of the Holocaust on Post-Holocaust Legal Philosophy A. Carl Schmitt and the State of Exception B. Karl Loewenstein and Germany's Militant DemocracyC. Gustav Radbruch and the Hart-Fuller Debate: What is "Law"? D. The State of Exception After 9/11Part III: The Holocaust As A Catalyst For MODERN International Criminal Justice Chapter 8 Nuremberg's Legacy: The UN Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the International Criminal Court A. Building a Better NurembergB. Creating the Case Law of Genocide 1. Joint Criminal Enterprise and Genocide 2. Public Incitement to Commit Genocide 3. Command Responsibility and GenocideC. Criticisms of the ICTs Slow startD. Nuremberg and the International Criminal Court Chapter 9 Prosecuting Genocide International Prosecutions 1.ICTR Prosecutions 2.ICTY Prosecutions 3.ICC ProsecutionsB. Domestic Prosecutions 1.Nikola Jorgi?: The First Person Convicted of Genocide? 2.Rwandan Genocidaires Conclusion: Can Genocide Be Prevented? Index