Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Klaus Barbie: Nazi “Idealist”

2. The Historical Judicial Backdrop: From Nuremberg to the 1980 Cologne Trial of Kurt Lischka, Herbert Hagen, and Ernst Heinrichson

3. The Investigation: War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, and the Long Road to Compromise

4. The Barbie Trial Begins: Opening Rituals and the Departure of the Accused

5. The Witnesses

6. The Civil Parties and Prosecution Make Their Case

7. Barbie’s Defence Takes Centre Stage

Conclusion

About the Author

RICHARD J. GOLSAN is a University Distinguished Professor of French at Texas A&M University

Reviews

“[Justice in Lyon] is a judicious, clearly written, and well-researched study which will now become the standard work on the subject.”
*H-France Review*