Reparations and the Human

by David L. Eng

Book Overview

The Holocaust and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki invoked in graphic terms the specter of total human destruction. In response, a new international order of reparations and human rights arose from the ashes of WWII. This legal regime sought to subrogate the sovereignty of the nation-state in order to defend the sovereignty of the human being. While the Holocaust's history is settled--Nazis were perpetrators and Jews were victims--there...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478031867
• ISBN13: 9781478031864
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.