Were the war crimes held by the Allies in Europe and the Far East after the Second Word War fair and just? We look at the trials: the law, the charges and the evidence. Be prepared to be surprised.
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Were the war crimes held by the Allies in Europe and the Far East after the Second Word War fair and just? We look at the trials: the law, the charges and the evidence. Be prepared to be surprised.
The British liberated Belsen Concentration Camp on 15th April 1945 and were confronted by a human catastrophe on an unimaginable scale. They wanted to hold to account those responsible, and decided to hold a war crimes trial.
In this episode we examine the challenges which faced them: what law to apply, the charge to be preferred, the evidence. We shall see how they rose - or failed to rise - to meet those challenges.
WW2 War Crimes Trials
Were the war crimes held by the Allies in Europe and the Far East after the Second Word War fair and just? We look at the trials: the law, the charges and the evidence. Be prepared to be surprised.
