'Crimes Against Peace' and International Law

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A legal and historical analysis of the first modern attempts to prosecute national leaders for embarking upon aggressive war. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The emergence of the idea of aggression; 2. The quest for control; 3. The creation of a crime; 4. Innovation and orthodoxy at Nuremberg; 5. The Allies and an ad hoc charge; 6. The elimination of Japanese militarism; 7. Questions of self-defence; 8. Divisions on the bench at Tokyo; 9. The uncertain legacy of crimes against peace; Postscript.