Punishing the excess; sadism, bureaucratized atrocity, and the U.S. army concentration camp trials, 1945-1947
TitoloPunishing the excess; sadism, bureaucratized atrocity, and the U.S. army concentration camp trials, 1945-1947
Autore
Call number341.69026843/0040
Numero oggetto06883D
Luogo di pubblicazioneCambridge, England
EditoreCambridge University Press
Anno di pubblicazione
2008
Paginazionepp63-85
MaterialeArticle
SeriePublications of the German Historical Institute
ISBN9780521899741
NotesArticle from the book 'Nazi crimes and the law' pp63-85
Descrizione
States that some of the fiercest struggles between prosecution and defense counsel hinged on what image of the defendant the judges would endorse: the sadist with absolute power over his defenseless victims, or the restrained agent of the state, acting strictly within his orders