German-German rivalry and the prosecution of Nazi war criminals during the Cold War, 1958-1965
TitleThe German-German rivalry and the prosecution of Nazi war criminals during the Cold War, 1958-1965
Author
Call number341.69026843/0040
Object number06883I
Place of publicationCambridge, England
PublisherCambridge University Press
Year of publication
2008
Physical descriptionpp151-172
MaterialArticle
Series titlePublications of the German Historical Institute
ISBN9780521899741
NotesArticle from the book 'Nazi crimes and the law' pp151-172
Description
States that in 1968 the West German Bundestag retroactively established a statute of limitations that barred the prosecution of alleged Nazi crimes if they had not already been under investigation before 1960. This strategy was abandoned in mid-1960s after it was seen to be dysfunctional
