'Auschwitz lie' as a crime in Central European law
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]The 'Auschwitz lie' as a crime in Central European law
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number940.5318/0345
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]07205k
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Newcastle upon Tyne, England
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Cambridge Scholars Publishing
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2010
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp142-166
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9781443818636
NotesArticle from the book 'Holocaust persecution: responses and consequences' pp142-166
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This article analyses the political offence of the "Auschwitz lie" in Germany and the neighbouring states and provides the historical-political background for this law. The article concludes with a survey of the criticism of such laws and their enforcement in the post-war era.