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Book contents
- In the Shadow of the Holocaust
- In the Shadow of the Holocaust
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Invasion and Occupation
- 2 Seeking a Response
- 3 Polish Soft Diplomacy
- 4 War Crimes and the Path towards the UNWCC
- 5 The UNWCC, Law, and Inter-Allied Politics
- 6 The Polish Government in Exile’s War Crimes Office
- 7 Pursuing Justice across the Iron Curtain
- 8 Poland, the UNWCC, and the Cold War
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 December 2021
- In the Shadow of the Holocaust
- In the Shadow of the Holocaust
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Invasion and Occupation
- 2 Seeking a Response
- 3 Polish Soft Diplomacy
- 4 War Crimes and the Path towards the UNWCC
- 5 The UNWCC, Law, and Inter-Allied Politics
- 6 The Polish Government in Exile’s War Crimes Office
- 7 Pursuing Justice across the Iron Curtain
- 8 Poland, the UNWCC, and the Cold War
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter highlights the significance of the UNWCC in the development of ideas about ‘war crimes’, and the contribution made by the Polish War Crimes Office through interventions in internal UNWCC debates and through submitted Charge Files. The chapter considers post-war justice in the context of increasing East/West tensions and the decisions made by various Polish jurists to remain in exile or to return to Poland. The final part of the chapter discusses the continued relevance of the Polish War Crimes Office in relation to debates on collaboration, sexual and gender-based crimes and to understandings of Polish responses to the Holocaust.
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- In the Shadow of the HolocaustPoland, the United Nations War Crimes Commission, and the Search for Justice, pp. 268 - 282Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022