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In German law, there's no crime against humanity. Why is that?
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Getting Away with Murder(s)

In German law, there's no crime againsthumanity. Why is that?

In German law, there's no crime against
humanity. Why is that?

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In German law, there's no crime against humanity. Why is that?
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7 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:55:22
Uploaded
May 20, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Guerilla Films

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99% of those who carried out the murders in the Holocaust were never prosecuted. Why not?
Well, the notion 'crime against humanity', from a legal point of view, - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:14
Well, the notion 'crime against humanity', from a ...
And there was a lot of reluctance in western Germany - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:13
And there was a lot of reluctance in western Germany
The political argument was 'Victor's justice', - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:11
The political argument was 'Victor's justice'...
And there's a legal argument since the provisions were made in August 1945, - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:13
And there's a legal argument since the provisions were ...
Until may 45 that these provisions are not legally correct - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:13
Until may 45 that these provisions are not legally correct
And there's a common principle, 'nulla poena sine lege', - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:10
And there's a common principle, 'nulla poena sine ...
So, the German approach was let's take the code, - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:15
So, the German approach was let's take the code,
And in that code, we only find notions like manslaughter or murder. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:07
And in that code, we only find notions like manslaughter or ...
But we do not find notions like crimes against humanity or genocide. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:06
But we do not find notions like crimes against humanity or g...
We have to prove a certain contribution to a specific killing - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:12
We have to prove a certain contribution to a specific killin...
In 1979, the Americans created the us department of justice office - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:15
In 1979, the Americans created the us department of justice ...
In other countries, this work was carried out by individuals - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:06
In other countries, this work was carried out by individuals
And the most famous of all, Simon wiesenthal. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:05
And the most famous of all, Simon wiesenthal.
Hermine braunsteiner was a German ss guard who served at ravensbriick and majdanek. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:07
Hermine braunsteiner was a German ss guard who served at rav...
She hanged some women, and others she killed with her whip. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:05
She hanged some women, and others she killed with her whip.
She was imprisoned in Austria for her activities in ravensbriick, - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:08
She was imprisoned in Austria for her activities in ravensbr...
She went to the usa in 1959 and became an American citizen. - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:06
She went to the usa in 1959 and became an American citizen.
Simon wiesenthal tracked her down and, in 1973, - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:12
Simon wiesenthal tracked her down and, in 1973,
Following a long, complex trial, - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:11
Following a long, complex trial,
When you look at the west German cases - Getting Away with Murder(s) 00:14
When you look at the west German cases