Yamashita's ghost : war crimes, MacArthur's justice, and command accountability /

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"Drawing directly from the tribunal's long-neglected transcripts, Ryan ... chronicles this tragic tale and its personalities. His ... analysis of the case's lingering question -- should a commander be held accountable for the crimes of his troops, even if he has no knowledge of them -...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ryan, Allan A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2012.
Series:Modern war studies.
Subjects:
Yamashita, Tomobumi, > 1885-1946 > Trials, litigation, etc.
MacArthur, Douglas, > 1880-1964.
MacArthur, Douglas, > 1880-1964
Yamashita, Tomobumi, > 1885-1946
1939-1945
War crime trials > Philippines > Manila.
Command responsibility (International law)
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities.
Procès (Crimes de guerre) > Philippines > Manille.
Responsabilité de commandement (Droit international)
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Atrocités.
LAW > Military.
Atrocities
War crime trials
Philippines > Manila
Trials, litigation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Law and war
  • Tomoyuki Yamashita
  • Malaya and Singapore
  • Leyte
  • Luzon
  • Military commissions
  • The charge : the accountability of command
  • The prosecution : the hearsay problem
  • The prosecution : the victims
  • The prosecution : the defense scores
  • The prosecution : the conclusion
  • The defense : setting the stage
  • The defense : Yamashita testifies
  • The verdict
  • The aftermath
  • The Supreme Court
  • The forties : Nuremberg and Tokyo
  • The seventies : My Lai
  • The twenty-first century : tribunals
  • Today.

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