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Wilhelm Keitel Wilhelm Keitel
Wilhelm Keitel , 1882-1946, German general. A supporter of Hitler, he became (1938) chief of staff of the supreme command of the armed forces, a new post that marked the German army's subjection to Hitler. On May 8, 1945, Keitel ratified in Berlin the unconditional surrender of Germany. He was... Read more
Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 Arthur G. LeFrancois In the early 1950s, Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee led a committee of the U.S. Senate in investigating organized crime in the United States. The Special Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce concluded that... Read more
War crime trials War crime trials
War Crimes Trials War crimes are offenses against the laws of engagement of war, such as killing or mistreating civilians or prisoners of war. After World War II (1939–1945), the principle of punishing those involved in war crimes became established although it is a concept that is still... Read more
criminal law criminal law
criminal law the branch of law that defines crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment. A tort is a civil wrong committed against an individual; a crime, on the other hand, is regarded as an offense committed against the public, even though only one individual may have been... Read more
war crimes war crimes
war crimes in international law, violations of the laws of war (see war, laws of ). Those accused have been tried by their own military and civilian courts, by those of their enemy, and by expressly established international tribunals. The records of the war crimes trials after World War II... Read more
Tokyo Trials Tokyo Trials
TOKYO TRIAL After world war ii eleven of the Allied Powers (Australia, Canada, China, France, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States) prosecuted twenty-eight of Japan's top military, political, and diplomatic leaders for an... Read more
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Ratko Mladic Ratko Mladic
Ratko Mladic Ratko Mladic (born 1943) led the Bosnian Serb fight in the Balkan war against Muslims, Croatians, and Serbians which began in 1991. Mladic's savage leadership is reported to have resulted in the deaths of thousands of soldiers and civilians alike, and he has been charged with war... Read more

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