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International Law-Military Tribunals For The Trial Of War Criminals As International Courts, David S. Dewitt S.Ed.
International Law-Military Tribunals For The Trial Of War Criminals As International Courts, David S. Dewitt S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Petitioner, a German citizen confined in the American Zone of Occupied Germany in the custody of the United States Anny, petitioned the United States District Court, District of Columbia for a writ of habeas corpus. The respondents were the Secretary of Defense and others alleged to have directory control over the jailers in Germany. The petitioner had been convicted of war crimes by Military Tribunal IV at Nuremburg, Germany. This tribunal was established by order of General Clay, United States Military Governor and Zone Commander, pursuant to Control Council Law No. 10 which carried out the London Agreement and the …