Three attorneys for defendants have protested that the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg is based on what amounts to ex post facto law, contrary to all Western legal tradition. “Continuation of the War-Effort of the Allied Nations” From Freispruch für Deutschland by Heinrich
Month: August 2015
Nullum delictum, nulla poena sine praevia lege poenali — meaning that no action can be considered an offense and no penalty can be imposed unless there was a pre-existing law that both defined the offense and declared a penalty —
In the autumn of 1945 Hermann Goering chose Dr. Otto Franz Walter Stahmer (1879-1968) from a list of Allied-approved attorneys to be his defender, because Stahmer’s was the only name on the list that Goering recognized. Stahmer against Jackson From
Communist Justice From Freispruch für Deutschland by Heinrich Haertle Translated by Hadding Scott, 2015 Sir Hartley Shawcross, the English chief prosecutor, works himself up in the course of the proceedings to asserting in his closing statement that this tribunal is
Scene from the 1921 silent film Der Galiläer A Court without Law[1] From Freispruch für Deutschland by Heinrich Haertle Translated by Hadding Scott, 2015 On Sunday, 11 February 1945, the gravely consequential Yalta Conference comes to an end. The most
Guilt by Kinship From Freispruch für Deutschland by Heinrich Haertle Translated by Hadding Scott, 2015 A final difficulty emerges because one of the main defendants, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, proves unfit to stand trial.[1] One remembers the extent
In contrast to the respectful treatment of the defeated French in 1940, the defeated Germans in 1945 are treated precisely as criminals. “Hands up! Pants down!” From Freispruch für Deutschland by Heinrich Haertle Translated by Hadding Scott, 2015 Only
“Fascist Clique around Doenitz” From Freispruch für Deutschland by Heinrich Haertle Translated by Hadding Scott, 2015 This demand confirms Grand Admiral Doenitz in his tactic toward the West, which is still based on Roosevelt’s insane demand for unconditional surrender. A
Decapitate the State! From Freispruch für Deutschland by Heinrich Haertle Translated by Hadding Scott, 2015 In the occupation-zones of the Western powers there is more of a hurry. The main barrier to a political prosecution of the whole leadership of
“The Biggest Manhunt” From Freispruch für Deutschland by Heinrich Haertle Translated by Hadding Scott, 2015 The western and eastern inquisitors can satisfy their lust for prosecution only if they succeed in getting hold of all the victims simultaneously in good
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