Justice in Lyon : Klaus Barbie and France's first trial for crimes against humanity /

Justice in Lyon : Klaus Barbie and France's first trial for crimes against humanity /

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Author / Creator:	Golsan, Richard Joseph, 1952- author.
Imprint:	Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2022] ©2022
Description:	xii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Barbie, Klaus, -- 1913-1991 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Barbie, Klaus, -- 1913-1991. War crime trials -- France -- Lyon. War crimes investigation -- France -- Lyon. Crimes against humanity -- France -- Lyon. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- France. World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- France -- Lyon. Crimes against humanity. Social aspects. War crime trials. War crimes investigation. France. France -- Lyon. Trials, litigation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12755099

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ISBN:	9781487506445 1487506449 9781487545598 1487545592
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-299) and index. Issued also in electronic format.
Summary:	"The 1987 trial of SS Lieutenant Klaus Barbie in France for crimes against humanity was a watershed moment not only in France's efforts to come to terms with its wartime past, but also in the evolution of international justice. It was the first major French war crimes trial after the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. "Justice in Lyon" is the first substantial study of the trial and how it shaped French Holocaust and Resistance memory culture. Golsan argues that, despite a lukewarm reception to the trial from both lawyers and the public at the time, the court helped opened the way towards a reconsideration of France's wartime history in both law and culture. After initial chapters on Barbie himself and the development of war crimes law from 1945 to 1980, Golsan analyses the interplay between the prosecution, Barbie's maverick defense (from the same lawyer who defended terrorist Carlos the Jackal), and the lawyers representing the victims (both Jews and Resistance fighters, who disagreed about the relative significance of Barbie's crimes.)"--
Other form:	Online version: Golsan, Richard Joseph, 1952- Justice in Lyon. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2022 1487534175 9781487534172

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Summary:	The trial of former SS lieutenant and Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie was France's first trial for crimes against humanity. Known as the "Butcher of Lyon" during the Nazi occupation of that city from 1942 to 1944, Barbie tortured, deported, and murdered thousands of Jews and Resistance fighters. Following a lengthy investigation and the overcoming of numerous legal and other obstacles, the trial began in 1987 and attracted global attention. Justice in Lyon is the first comprehensive history of the Barbie trial, including the investigation leading up to it, the legal background to the case, and the hurdles the prosecution had to clear in order to bring Barbie to justice. Richard J. Golsan examines the strategies used by the defence, the prosecution, and the lawyers who represented Barbie's many victims at the trial. The book draws from press coverage, articles, and books about Barbie and the trial published at the time, as well as recently released archival sources and the personal archives of lawyers at the trial. Making the case that, despite the views of its many critics, the Barbie trial was a success in legal, historical, and pedagogical terms, Justice in Lyon details how the trial has had a positive impact on French and international law governing crimes against humanity.
Physical Description:	xii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-299) and index.
ISBN:	9781487506445 1487506449 9781487545598 1487545592