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Charkovský proces 1943 a jeho ohlasy ve světě
The Kharkov Trial 1943 and its World-Wide Repercussions

Author(s): Jan Beránek
Subject(s): Political history
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Kharkov trial 1943; war crimes trials; international relations during World War II

Summary/Abstract: The submitted paper examines the so-called Kharkov trial, i.e., the trial that took place before the military authorities of Soviet Union in December 1943 and which is often described as one of the first trials of Nazi war criminals. The causes of the trial, as well as its course and subsequent national and international responses to it are analyzed. The aim of the article is to present the information about the above-mentioned trial and to point out some procedural elements that could have served as inspiration for future trials of war criminals, but also to recall the terrible crimes committed in the Kharkov region at a time when Ukraine is facing another unjustified invasion and aggression.

  • Issue Year: 52/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 117-129
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Czech
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