Loytomaki, Stiina. <br/><br/>
Law and the politics of memory  confronting the past /  [electronic resource] : 
Stiina Loytomaki. 
 - Abingdon, Oxon :  Routledge,  2014. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 162 p.) 
<br/><br/> "GlassHouse Book".  Based on author's thesis (doctoral) -- European University Institute, 2010, under title: Committing the Irreparable: Law and dealing with past injustice. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction : the recent legalization of colonialism in France -- 2. European memory : memory claims and their legal "regulation" in the European Union -- 3. France and challenges to French universalism : towards accepting collective responsibility for Vichy crimes -- 4. Trial about discourse : torture during the Algerian war --5. Memory laws and the politics of victimhood --  6. Conclusion : why law? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203798720 (ebook : PDF) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Crimes against humanity--European Union countries.<br/>Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France.<br/>Transitional justice--France.<br/>War crimes--History--France--20th century.<br/>World War, 1939-1945--Law and legislation--France.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Algeria--History--Law and legislation.--Revolution, 1954-1962<br/>France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.