The Holocaust on Trial. Memory and Amnesia in the Case of Romanian War Criminals
The Holocaust on Trial. Memory and Amnesia in the Case of Romanian War Criminals
Author(s): Alexandru ClimescuSubject(s): History
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studierea Holocaustului din Romania ELIE WIESEL
Keywords: Holocaust; war criminals; post-communism; memory; trial; Romania
Summary/Abstract: This study addresses the cases of persons convicted for war crimes after 1945 and acquitted after 1989 by the Romanian judiciary. It will explore the judges’ and prosecutors’ depiction of criminal responsibility, their use of evidence, and their knowledge about the Holocaust. The final aim of the article is to explain the factors which made possible these acquittals and to assess their meaning for the relationships between justice, history, and memory.
Journal: Holocaust. Studii şi cercetări
- Issue Year: VII/2015
- Issue No: 08
- Page Range: 307-320
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
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