Military tribunals /

This report describes the procedures used by the World War II military tribunal to try the eight Germans, the habeas corpus petition to the Supreme Court, and the resulting convictions and executions. Why was the tribunal created, and why were its deliberations kept secret? How have scholars evaluat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fisher, Louis
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Novinka Books, ©2003.
Subjects:	Nazi Saboteurs Trial, Washington, D.C., 1942. Trials (Sabotage) > Washington (D.C.) Procès des saboteurs nazis, Washington, D.C., 1942. Procès (Sabotage) > Washington (D.C.) Trials (Sabotage) Washington (D.C.) Militärgerichtsbarkeit Weltkrieg > 1939-1945 United States of America. Military tribunals. World War II. Germans. Sabotage. International criminal law. 1942

Table of Contents:

The eight Germans in 1942
The military trial
Action by the Supreme Court
Writing the full opinion
Evaluations of Quirin
The two saboteurs in 1944-45
Conclusion.