Justice at Nuremberg Leo Alexander and the Nazi Doctors' Trial |
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| Author:
| Schmidt, Ulf |
| General Editor:
| Zielonka, Jan |
| Series title: | St Antony's Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-00641-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2004 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $119.99 |
Book Description:
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This book traces the history of the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial of 1946-47, through the eyes of the Austrian émigré psychiatrist Leo Alexander, whose investigations helped the US prosecution. Schmidt provides a detailed insight into the origins of human rights in medical science and into the changing role of international law, ethics and politics.
This book traces the history of the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial of 1946-47, through the eyes of the Austrian émigré psychiatrist Leo Alexander, whose investigations helped the US prosecution. Schmidt provides a detailed insight into the origins of human rights in medical science and into the changing role of international law, ethics and politics.