Tokyo Tribunal Rules Today on Its Jurisdiction News Article
Tokyo Tribunal Rules Today on Its Jurisdiction News Article
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Language | English |
Collection | C.W.J. Phelps Collection |
Box | Box 2 |
Folder | Second Phelps Scrap Book |
Repository | University of Virginia Law Library |
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Reports on the upcoming ruling to be delivered by the tribunal regarding the Japanese challenge to the court's jurisdiction. Discusses Iichiro Kiyose's contention that "under terms of the Potsdam declaration, war crimes can be charged only to persons who violated international law after the outbreak of hostilities, and that the 11-nation court therefore cannot try government officials who held their posts prior to the war." Also mentions Dr. Shumei Okawa's mental condition.