Casual slaughters and accidental judgments : Canadian war crimes prosecutions, 1944-1948 / / Patrick Brode

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460300903321
• Autore: Brode Patrick
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1997; ©1997
• ISBN: 1-4426-3250-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (323 p.)
• Collana: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
• Disciplina: 940.5405
• Soggetti: World War, 1939-1945 - Atrocities; War crime trials - Canada; War criminals - Germany; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-273) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Rumours of Murder -- 2. Murder Division -- 3. Indifference to the 'War Crimes Business7 -- 4. Questions of Partiality -- 5. Brigadeführer on Trial -- 6. But for the Grace of God -- 7. Shot like Wild Animals -- 8. Opladen: The Forgotten Case -- 9. Hong Kong: The Law of the Imperial Japanese Army -- 10. The Japanese Trials: Camp Guards and the Architects of War -- 11. 'Siegergericht′ -- 12. Canadian War Crimes and the Consequences -- Appendix. Charge Sheet of Kurt Meyer -- Notes -- Photo Credits -- Index -- Backmatter
• Sommario/riassunto: War crimes prosecutions create unique difficulties as civilian standards of law are applied to the extraordinary circumstances of war. Governments are often surprisingly hesitant to pursue war criminals. Patrick Brode has produced a fascinating study of such issues in Casual Slaughters and Accidental Judgements, a history of Canada’s prosecution of war crimes committed during the Second World War. It is a history that includes personalities such as Lt. Col. Bruce Macdonald, whose persistence overcame Ottawa’s reluctance to pursue the ‘war crimes business,’ and SS Brigadeführer Kurt Meyer, whose last-minute ; reprieve from death by firing squad followed a trial reminiscent of a Hollywood melodrama. Brode illustrates the difficulties of applying law to a recently defeated enemy when the emotions and politics of war distort any sense of impartial justice. The trials also reveal much about the legal and diplomatic views that prevailed at the end of the war and democratic Canada’s willingness to overcome its colonial past to defend its own interests on the international stage.The objectivity of the trials is still subject to question and they have been condemned by some as retaliatory. Brode clearly shows that Canada’s war crimes trials of 1945 to 1948 were a part of a movement to apply humane standards of conduct to warfare. Recent events in places such as Vietnam, Bosnia, and Somalia show how pertinent these concerns remain.(The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History)

Environmental and Disaster Displacement Policy : Organisational Cooperation Between the un High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910506381603321
• Autore: Lakeman Silvana
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2021; ©2022
• ISBN: 3-030-84539-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 pages)
• Disciplina: 362.8756
• Soggetti: Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: International Organisations and the Climate-Migration Nexus -- Challenges Facing IO Involvement in Environmental and Disaster Displacement -- Legal Frameworks and Internal Displacement -- Affected Populations, IOs and (New) Humanitarianism -- The Argument for an Analysis of UNHCR and IOM -- A Multi-dimensional Approach to Agency Involvement -- Logics ; of Appropriateness and Consequences -- Path Dependence and Policy Inheritances -- Scope, Sources and Methods -- Book Structure -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: UNHCR Involvement 2008-2017 -- A Decade of Tentative Involvement at UNHCR -- Non-committal Commitment (2008) -- Establishing Roles and Filling Protection Gaps (2009) -- Repeating and Expanding Justifications for Involvement (2010) -- Stonewalling States (2011) -- A Tactical Shift (2012) -- The Protection Agenda (2013) -- International Consultative Processes (2014) -- A Culmination of Efforts (2015) -- Out of the Spotlight (2016) -- Established Involvement (2017) -- Findings -- Linking Climate Change to Displacement -- A Proposal for Leadership in Protection -- A Preoccupation with Mandate Creep and Funding -- A Humanitarian Obligation for Involvement (and Vested Interests) -- Involvement on a 'Case-by-Case' Basis -- Shared Responsibilities -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: IOM Involvement 2008-2017 -- A Decade of Expansive Involvement at IOM -- A Focus on Cooperation and Coordination (2008) -- Donor Recognition and Commitment (2009) -- Haiti, Pakistan and Ensuing Challenges (2010) -- Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness (2011) -- Address Needs, Not Mandates (2012) -- A Year for Field Work (2013) -- Expansion into Human Rights (2014) -- Expanding Enthusiasm and Engagement (2015) -- The 'UN Migration Agency' (2016).; Building upon Existing Work (2017) -- Findings -- Forging a Connection -- Cross-issue Applicability -- Funding -- Expanding Field Operations -- Defining IOM's Stance and Chasing the UN Model -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Typhoon Haiyan: Context, Actors and Response -- Government of the Philippines -- Disaster Response Policy and Internal Displacement -- Cyclone Preparations and Immediate Response -- Shelter Solutions and 'No-Build Zones' -- International Response -- 'Level 3' Emergency Status -- The IASC Cluster Approach -- UNHCR and IOM in the Philippines -- Affected Communities -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Typhoon Haiyan: The Involvement of UNHCR and IOM -- UNHCR's Priorities -- NFI Distribution and Fundraising -- Human Trafficking and Exploitation -- Minority Protection and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence -- Civil Documentation, Land Rights, Legal and Protection Issues -- IOM's Priorities -- NFI Distribution and Funding -- Human Trafficking and Exploitation -- Shelter/Evacuation Centre Upkeep, Rebuilding and Livelihoods -- Communications -- Reflections -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Individual Perspectives on Agency Involvement -- A Division of Labour at the Policy Level -- A Division of Labour at the Field Level -- Agency Structure -- Of Mandates and Non-mandates -- Fuelling the Fire -- The Turbulent Humanitarian Marketplace -- Shared Values and Future Outlook -- Final Thoughts and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Converging International Organisations in the Climate-Migration Debate -- Cumulative Knowledge Claims: Inheritance and Convergence -- Inheritance -- Insights from Historical Analysis -- Insights from the Typhoon Haiyan Response -- Insights from Individual Perspectives -- Convergence -- Implications and Recommendations for Future Research, Policy and Practice -- Research -- Policy and Practice.; Accountability -- The IOM-UN Debate -- Do We Need Both? -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.