In re Roechling and Others.

Abstract

War — In General — War in Violation of Treaties — Crimes Against Peace — Participation in Wars of Aggression by German Industrialists — Individual Criminal Responsibility — Premeditation as an Element in Wars of Aggression — War Crimes — Punishment of — Hague Regulations and Total Warfare — Belligerent Occupation — Civilian Inhabitants — Ill-treatment, Enslavement and Deportation to Slave Labour — Article 52 of the Hague Regulations — Exploitation, Confiscation, and Pillage of Property in Occupied Territory — Prisoners of War — Ill-treatment of — Employment of Prisoners of War in Work Prohibited by the Hague Regulations and Geneva (Prisoners of War) Convention, 1929 — Pleas of Superior Orders and of Necessity.