USA vs. Henry Wirz – Kontroverzní počátek novodobých procesů s válečnými zločinci
USA vs. Henry Wirz: The Controversial Beginning of the War Crimes Trials in the Modern Era

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to give a brief summary of the trial of confederate captain Henry Wirz in the aftermath of the American Civil War. In the first chapter the article deals with the first attempts to prosecute war criminals. The second chapter tries to analyze the so-called Lieber’s Code – one of the first legislation, which codified the customs of war – and the person of Francis Lieber, the author of this legislation. In the third and fourth chapter, the author describes the person of Captain Henry Wirz, the conditions in prison camp Andersonville and the subsequent trial. It addresses the most controversial parts of the famous trial and tries to discuss all angles of the proceedings. Finally, the last chapter analyzes the impact of the trial in the USA and also describes other trials, which were influenced by the aforementioned trial.

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