Nuremberg and Vietnam: An American Tragedy
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Nuremberg and Vietnam: An American Tragedy is a 1970 book by legal scholar Telford Taylor that argues U.S. conduct in the Vietnam War should be judged by the same principles of international law applied at the Nuremberg trials.
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book
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| appliesPrinciplesFrom |
Nuremberg principles
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| argues |
U.S. conduct in the Vietnam War should be judged by the same principles of international law applied at the Nuremberg trials
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| author |
Telford Taylor
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| callsFor |
accountability for violations of the laws of war in Vietnam
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| compares |
Nazi war crimes adjudicated at Nuremberg
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U.S. military actions in Vietnam → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticizes |
U.S. military strategy in Vietnam
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U.S. political leadership during the Vietnam War → |
| discusses |
My Lai massacre
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bombing campaigns in Vietnam → civilian casualties in Vietnam → individual criminal responsibility for war crimes → state responsibility under international law → |
| genre |
legal analysis
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non-fiction → political commentary → |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
Nuremberg prosecutor
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legal scholar → |
| hasFormat |
print
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| hasPerspective |
critical of U.S. government policy in Vietnam
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supports application of international criminal law to great powers → |
| intendedAudience |
general public
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legal scholars → policy makers → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
Nuremberg trials
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U.S. foreign policy → Vietnam War → command responsibility → international criminal law → laws of war → war crimes → |
| notableFor |
early critique of legality of U.S. conduct in the Vietnam War
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linking Nuremberg trial standards to evaluation of U.S. actions in Vietnam → |
| placesInContext |
Cold War politics
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post-World War II development of international law → |
| publicationYear |
1970
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| publisher |
Quadrangle Books
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| relatedWork |
The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials
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| setsNormativeStandard |
Nuremberg principles as benchmark for judging wartime conduct
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| timePeriodDiscussed |
1960s
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World War II → |
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Telford Taylor
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notableWork |