Canada and the Perpetrators of the Holocaust: The Case of Regina V. Finta
This study deals with Canada's first—and presumably last—Holocaust-related war crimes trial. It reviews the wartime and postwar attitudes of the Allies toward the perpetrators of the Holocaust and focuses on Canada's record in dealing with them. The issue of war crimes and the presence of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
1995
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 1995, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 293-317 |
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| Summary: | This study deals with Canada's first—and presumably last—Holocaust-related war crimes trial. It reviews the wartime and postwar attitudes of the Allies toward the perpetrators of the Holocaust and focuses on Canada's record in dealing with them. The issue of war crimes and the presence of alleged war criminals was brought to the fore in Canada in 1985. Described and analyzed are the legislative and juridical Issues brought about by the 1987 revision of Canada's Criminal Code as well as the background, characteristics, and ramifications of the first test case (Regina V. Finta, 1989–90). The positions and arguments of the Crown and the defense are summarized together with those advanced by the trial judge and the majority and minority judges of the Court of Appeal of Ontario and of the Supreme Court of Canada. The decisions and arguments of the higher courts are analyzed in terms of the principles of International law Incorporated in the judgment of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-7937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/hgs/9.3.293 |