World War II Law and Lawyers: Issues, Cases, and Characters
Book Details
Author(s)Thomas J. Shaw
PublisherAmerican Bar Association
ISBN / ASIN1614388725
ISBN-139781614388722
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,615,994
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
The Second World War saw the rise not only of new technologies, new freedoms, new terrors, and a new world order, but of new legal issues.
This book takes a global perspective in looking at the legal situations in seven major countries affected by the war. Fifty legal issues are identified from the war, ranging from subverting the judiciary and creating a divine military to economic and social issues to genocide and nuclear weapons. And more than 300 lawyers and judges, from more than 20 countries around the world, are brought to life.
Whether you want to read this book to gain a global perspective to WWII legal issues or gain a comprehensive understanding of the legal issues involved this book has something for everyone, lawyer, history buff, or general reader.
This book takes a global perspective in looking at the legal situations in seven major countries affected by the war. Fifty legal issues are identified from the war, ranging from subverting the judiciary and creating a divine military to economic and social issues to genocide and nuclear weapons. And more than 300 lawyers and judges, from more than 20 countries around the world, are brought to life.
Whether you want to read this book to gain a global perspective to WWII legal issues or gain a comprehensive understanding of the legal issues involved this book has something for everyone, lawyer, history buff, or general reader.
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