Law and the Holocaust: U.S. Cases and Materials

Law and the Holocaust: U.S. Cases and Materials uses federal and state court decisions to teach students about one of humanity's greatest calamities. Part I situates the Holocaust as a legal event. Part II focuses on the prosecution of Nazi war criminals. Part III describes the efforts of Holocaust victims to obtain financial compensation through civil lawsuits. Lastly, Part IV considers the extent to which the First Amendment protects neo-Nazis. The first casebook of its kind, Law and the Holocaust features 71 principal cases, 290 notes, 26 statutory appendices, 31 photographs, and three maps.