Nazis in Britain won’t be prosecuted

Title

Nazis in Britain won’t be prosecuted

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

5 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:13

Description

Kevin Murphy reports on the defeat in the House of Lords of the War Crimes Bill which would have allowed prosecution of aged Nazis living in Britain. The debate was emotional- speeches from Lord (Hartley) Shawcross; Lord (James) Callaghan; Lord (Alan Robertson)Campbell of Alloway; Lord (Peter) Bauer; Lord Tonypandy (George Thomas); Lord (Immanuel) Jakobovits (Chief Rabbi); Lord (Joseph) Kagan; and Lord Ferrers (Robert Shirley), home office minister.

Contributors

James Callaghan; George Thomas; Kevin Murphy; Robert Shirley; Hartley Shawcross; Peter Bauer; Alan Robertson Campbell; Joseph Kagan; Immanuel Jakobovits

Keywords

Human rights; Parliamentary bills; Jews; Nazis; War crimes; Second World War (1939-1945)

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