Justice and Decolonization: War Crimes on Trial in Saigon, 1946–1950

Ann Sophie Schoepfel

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-42987-8_8

Justice and Decolonization: War Crimes on Trial in Saigon, 1946–1950

Ann Sophie Schoepfel^*

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Informative abstract: In the aftermath of the Pacific War, France wished to regain its power in Asia and to become a player on the international scene. In Indochina, the Japanese had dismantled the French colonial administration, enabling the implementation of the decolonization process. At the Saigon Military Court, the French prosecution of Japanese war crimes was entangled in the Vietnamese fight for independence. The French pursuit of justice aimed not only at accusing Japan of war crimes but also of its suppression of the French colonial presence in Southeast Asia.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence
Editors	Kerstin von Lingen
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	8
Pages	167-194
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-42987-8
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-42986-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42987-8_8
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Name	World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence
ISSN (Print)	2730-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	2730-9649

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