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  1. Legal and epic alienation. Fritz Bauer’s critique of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trial (1963-1965) and Peter Weiss’s dramatic treatment of the trial in the investigation. Oratorio in 11 cantos (1965) Journal Article
    Steitz, Kerstin (2025)
    In: Law & Literature, 37(1), pp. 187-210
    Criminal law (142) National Socialism (71) Trials: particular (51) Holocaust / Shoah (31) Arts (6)
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  2. Belated justice: Judging the past to build the future Contribution
    Fronza, Emanuela (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 193-206
    National Socialism (71) Trials: particular (51) Due process of law (39) Holocaust / Shoah (31) Punishment, Theories of (20) Aged (11) Limitation of actions (10) Concentration camps (9)
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  3. ‘Show/trials’: The performative aspect of the late prosecution of Nazi crimes Contribution
    Arnold, Stefan; Wilhelms, Kerstin (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 173-191
    Criminal procedure (233) National Socialism (71) Trials: particular (51) Private prosecution (20) News media (20) Aged (11) Concentration camps (9) Sociological jurisprudence (3)
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  4. Atrocity then, trial now: The aesthetics, acoustics, and visualities of prosecuting Oskar Gröning Contribution
    Fournet, Caroline; Drumbl, Mark (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 153-171
    Criminal procedure (233) National Socialism (71) Trials: particular (51) Holocaust / Shoah (31) Witnesses (23) Aged (11) Concentration camps (9)
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  5. The guard and the secretary Contribution
    Douglas, Lawrence (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 123-131
    Criminal procedure (233) National Socialism (71) Trials: particular (51) Criminal law: complicity (50) Antisemitism (32) Holocaust / Shoah (31) Genocide (18) Crimes against humanity (15) Concentration camps (9)
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  6. Justifying the late punishment of elderly Nazi criminals from the perspective of punishment theory Contribution
    Köpcke, Tobias (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 103-121
    National Socialism (71) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Trials: particular (51) Holocaust / Shoah (31) Punishment, Theories of (20) Aged (11)
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  7. The role of the criminal defence in the last Nazi trials Contribution
    Ohnesorge, Rebecca (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 89-100
    Criminal procedure (233) National Socialism (71) Trials: particular (51) Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) (43) Holocaust / Shoah (31) News media (20) Concentration camps (9)
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  8. Reflections on the late prosecution of Nazi crimes by a counsel for co-plaintiffs Contribution
    Rückel, Christoph (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 71-87
    National Socialism (71) Trials: particular (51) Holocaust / Shoah (31) Private prosecution (20) Education (13) Concentration camps (9)
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  9. The verdict against Demjanjuk: A late correction Contribution
    Goetze, Kirsten (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 43-56
    National Socialism (71) Criminal investigation (65) Trials: particular (51) Criminal law: complicity (50) European Court of Human Rights (36) Antisemitism (32) Holocaust / Shoah (31) Genocide (18) Concentration camps (9)
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  10. The Holocaust as the object of West German criminal justice Contribution
    Werle, Gerhard (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 23-41
    National Socialism (71) International criminal law (60) Trials: particular (51) Criminal law: complicity (50) Antisemitism (32) Holocaust / Shoah (31) Retroactive laws (20) Genocide (18) Military tribunals (international) (12) Limitation of actions (10)
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  11. From the ‘Poison Cabinet’ to the forefront of national identity: (West) Germany’s engagement with Nazi mass crimes and the Holocaust since 1945 Contribution
    Köhler, Thomas (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 7-22
    National Socialism (71) Trials: particular (51) Criminal law: complicity (50) Antisemitism (32) Holocaust / Shoah (31) Witnesses (23) History (14)
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  12. Due process as the lawful response to the crimes of an unlawful regime Contribution
    Meier-Göring, Anne; Ohlmann-Frieling, Tino (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 59-69
    Criminal law: juveniles (75) Evidence: criminal law (73) National Socialism (71) Trials: particular (51) Criminal law: complicity (50) Due process of law (39) Rule of law (23) Criminal law: attempt (19)
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  13. Theory and practice of sentencing in German international criminal law Contribution
    Geneuss, Julia (2024)
    In: Booth, Nina; Christensen, Mikkel; Mulgrew, Róisín; Phillip, Caroline (Eds.), Research handbook on the punishment of atrocity crimes, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 218-239
    Criminal law (142) Sentences (122) Terrorism (81) International criminal law (60) Trials: particular (51) Genocide (18) War crimes (17) Rome Statute (16) Crimes against humanity (15) Slavery, forced labor, etc. (6)
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  14. The genocide against the Yazidis in the focus of the German Federal Court of Justice Journal Article
    Schramm, Edward (2024)
    In: Transatlantic Law Journal, pp. 58-61
    International criminal law (60) Trials: particular (51) Criminal intent (50) Codes and codification (24) Genocide (18) Rome Statute (16) Jurisdiction (international law) (13)
  15. The implementation of international criminal law in Germany: The approach to modes of liability Contribution
    Nerlich, Volker (2023)
    In: Crippa, Maria; Jessberger, Florian; Meloni, Chantal (Eds.), Domesticating international criminal law. Reflections on the Italian and German experiences, Routledge, Abingdon, (Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law, ), pp. 208-217
    International criminal law (60) Trials: particular (51) Criminal law: complicity (50) Criminal intent (50) Rome Statute (16)