Some Measure of Justice

The Holocaust Era Restitution Campaign of the 1990s

Michael R Marrus author Stanley G Payne editor David J Sorkin editor John S Tortorice editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press

Published:2nd Oct '09

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Can there ever be justice for the Holocaust? During the 1990s - triggered by lawsuits in the United States against Swiss banks, German corporations, insurance companies, and owners of valuable works of art - claimants and their lawyers sought to rectify terrible wrongs committed more than a half century earlier. ""Some Measure of Justice"" explores this most recent wave of justice-seeking for the Holocaust: what it has been, why it emerged when it did, how it fits with earlier reparation to the Jewish people, its significance for the historical representation of the Holocaust, and its implications for justice-seeking in our time. Writings on the subject of Holocaust reparations have largely come from participants, lawyers, philosophers, journalists, and social scientists specializing in restitution. In ""Some Measure of Justice"" Michael Marrus takes up the issue as a historian deeply involved with legal issues. He engages with larger questions about historical understanding and historical interpretation as they enter the legal arena. Ultimately this book asks, What constitutes justice for a great historic wrong? And, Is such justice possible?

Marrus is on target nearly every step of the way. He combines a deep knowledge of twentieth-century history with an expertise in legal matters. - Anthony Sebok, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University ""Some Measure of Justice offers a fresh perspective and one that I think is badly needed in the field."" - Michael Bazyler, Chapman University School of Law and ""1939"" Club Law Scholar in Holocaust and Human Rights Studies

ISBN: 9780299234041

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 303g

184 pages