| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 264 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-251) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Suzannah Linton -- Trial procedure at the British military courts, Hong Kong, 1946-1948 / Alexander Zahar -- Prisoner of war camp trials / Yuma Totani -- War crimes / Suzannah Linton -- On being "concerned" in a crime : embryonic joint criminal enterprise? / Nina H.B. Jørgensen -- Plea of superior orders in the Hong Kong trials / Bing Bing Jia -- Concluding thoughts / Roger S. Clark. |
| Summary |
Immediately after the Second World War 46 trials were held by the British military in Hong Kong in which 123 defendants, mainly from Japan, were tried for war crimes. This book is the first to analyze these trials, situating them within their historical context and showing their importance for the development of international criminal law. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
War crime trials -- China -- Hong Kong.
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War crime trials. |
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China -- Hong Kong. |
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War crimes -- China -- Hong Kong -- History -- 20th century.
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War crimes. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong (China) -- History -- Siege, 1941.
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History. |
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LAW -- International. |
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Great Britain. |
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Hong Kong. |
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Japan. |
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War criminals. |
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War crimes. |
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International criminal law. |
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World War II. |
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Military tribunals. |
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Prosecution. |
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Trials. |
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World War (1939-1945) |
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Siege of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China : 1941) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Added Author |
Linton, Suzannah, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hong Kong's war crimes trials. First Edition 9780199643288 (DLC) 2013937974 (OCoLC)841894930 |
| ISBN |
9780191652974 (electronic book) |
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0191652970 (electronic book) |
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9780191749070 (Oxford Scholarship Online) |
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0191749079 (Oxford Scholarship Online) |
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9780199643288 |
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0199643288 |
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