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11th August 2017, 06:04 PM
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"Tyranny at Nuremberg
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Tyranny at Nuremberg
Paul Craig Roberts
The showtrial of a somewhat arbitrarily selected group of 21 surviving Nazis at Nuremberg during 1945-46 was US Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson’s show. Jackson was the chief prosecutor. As a long-time admirer of Jackson, I always assumed that he did a good job.
My admiration for Jackson stems from his defense of law as a shield of the people rather than a weapon in the hands of government, and from his defense of the legal principle known as mens rea, that is, that crime requires intent. I often cite Jackson for his defense of these legal principles that are the very foundation of liberty. Indeed, I cited Jackson in my recent July 31 column. His defense of law as a check on government power plays a central role in the book that I wrote with Lawrence Stratton, The Tyranny of Good Intentions. " SNIP
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There is another thing that PCR does not seem to understand or get right in my opinion.
Here is where I see errors.
"Robert Jackson saw in these intentions not only rank criminality among the allied leadership but also a missed opportunity to create the legal principle that would criminalize war, thus removing the disaster of war from future history. Jackson’s end was admirable, but the means required bypassing Anglo-American legal principles."
I believe in the doctrine of a "just war" by Saint Augustine. http://catholicism.org/catholic-teaching-just-war.html
I think every Christian knows there will be "wars and rumors of wars" until Christ returns.
I do not see that creating a "legal principle that would criminalize war" is admirable. Ends not based in truth and reality are errors.
Also, I do not know what "Anglo-American legal principles" are but whatever they are and if they were good, they are no more.
Fides et ratio
"Tyranny at Nuremberg
August 11, 2017 | Categories: Articles & Columns | Tags: | Print This Article Print This Article
Tyranny at Nuremberg
Paul Craig Roberts
The showtrial of a somewhat arbitrarily selected group of 21 surviving Nazis at Nuremberg during 1945-46 was US Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson’s show. Jackson was the chief prosecutor. As a long-time admirer of Jackson, I always assumed that he did a good job.
My admiration for Jackson stems from his defense of law as a shield of the people rather than a weapon in the hands of government, and from his defense of the legal principle known as mens rea, that is, that crime requires intent. I often cite Jackson for his defense of these legal principles that are the very foundation of liberty. Indeed, I cited Jackson in my recent July 31 column. His defense of law as a check on government power plays a central role in the book that I wrote with Lawrence Stratton, The Tyranny of Good Intentions. " SNIP
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There is another thing that PCR does not seem to understand or get right in my opinion.
Here is where I see errors.
"Robert Jackson saw in these intentions not only rank criminality among the allied leadership but also a missed opportunity to create the legal principle that would criminalize war, thus removing the disaster of war from future history. Jackson’s end was admirable, but the means required bypassing Anglo-American legal principles."
I believe in the doctrine of a "just war" by Saint Augustine. http://catholicism.org/catholic-teaching-just-war.html
I think every Christian knows there will be "wars and rumors of wars" until Christ returns.
I do not see that creating a "legal principle that would criminalize war" is admirable. Ends not based in truth and reality are errors.
Also, I do not know what "Anglo-American legal principles" are but whatever they are and if they were good, they are no more.
Fides et ratio