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A History of War Crimes Trials in Post 1945 Asia-PacificThe Declaration of Judgment

A History of War Crimes Trials in Post 1945 Asia-Pacific: The Declaration of Judgment [The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) closed its sessions on April 16, 1948. After a six-month adjournment to write the verdict, the court reopened. The presiding president declared the court’s judgment on the 25 defendants. Seven were executed on December 23, and 17 accused of Class A war crimes were acquitted and released on December 24. The two and a half year long Tokyo Trials eventually finished in late 1948. This chapter will provide an overview of the verdict, the trials’ influence and several of the judges’ minority opinions.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A History of War Crimes Trials in Post 1945 Asia-PacificThe Declaration of Judgment

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Publisher
Springer Singapore
Copyright
© Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press 2019. Translation from the Chinese language edition: 东京审判——为了世界和平 by Zhaoqi Cheng, © Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press 2017. Published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press. All Rights Reserved
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978-981-13-6696-3
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105 –126
DOI
10.1007/978-981-13-6697-0_4
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[The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) closed its sessions on April 16, 1948. After a six-month adjournment to write the verdict, the court reopened. The presiding president declared the court’s judgment on the 25 defendants. Seven were executed on December 23, and 17 accused of Class A war crimes were acquitted and released on December 24. The two and a half year long Tokyo Trials eventually finished in late 1948. This chapter will provide an overview of the verdict, the trials’ influence and several of the judges’ minority opinions.]

Published: Jun 7, 2019

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