The war crimes trial against German Industrialist Friedrich Flick et al - a legal analysis and critical evaluation

• Main Author: Kuner, Janosch O. A.
• Other Authors: Werle, Gerhard
• Language: en
• Published: University of the Western Cape 2014
• Subjects: Nuremberg War Crime Trials; International Military Tribunal; Control Council Law No; Friedrich Flick; Industrialists; Forced labour; War crimes; Crimes against humanity; Inchoate crimes; Corporate liability
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3063

Magister Legum - LLM === This research paper is an analysis of the case United States v Flick et al which took place in 1947 in Nuremberg, Germany. Friedrich Flick, a powerful German industrialist, and several high ranking officials of his firm were tried by a United States military tribunal for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Third Reich. The proceedings and the decision itself are the subject of a critical examination, including an investigation of the factual and legal background. The trial will be regarded in the historical context of prosecutions against German industrialists after World War II. Seen from present-day perspective, the question will be raised whether any conclusions can be drawn from the Flick case in respect of the substance of present-day international criminal law. === South Africa