In the Highest Degree Odious
Detention Without Trial in Wartime Britain
During the Second World War just under two thousand British citizens were detained without charge, trial, or term set, under Regulation 18B of the wartime Defence Regulations. Most of these detentions took place in the summer of 1940, soon after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister--whenbelief in the existence of a dangerous Fifth Column was widespread. At first, Churchill was an enthusiast for vigorous use of the powers of executive detention. He later came to lament the use of a power which was, in his words, in the highest degree odious. Although many detainees were soonreleased, a considerable number remained in custody for prolonged p…
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Weitere Autoren: Simpson, A. W. Brian
- ISBN: 978-0-19-825949-7
- EAN: 9780198259497
- Produktnummer: 22677258
- Verlag: OUP Oxford
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
- Seitenangabe: 480 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.5 cm 723 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 723
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