The Enforcement of Sentences under International Criminal Law in Sugamo Prison after the Tokyo Trial

• In Event: Atrocity Crimes: Spandau, Sugamo, and Landsberg – The Origins of Sentence Enforcement in International Criminal Law (ECACTJ)

Abstract

The speaker will report on her work on a monograph on the execution of sentences under international criminal law in Sugamo Prison after the Tokyo Trial. The presentation is limited to the period in which Sugamo Prison was under American control (from 1945 to 1952). In her study, the speaker examines both the law and the practice in Sugamo Prison. With regard to the law, the prison regulations on the one hand and international law such as the Geneva Convention on the other are presented. In terms of prison practice, the study focuses, for example, on the areas of everyday prison life and education. The material analyzed includes a wide variety of documents, ranging from legal documents to prisoners' newspapers.

Author

• Elif Dilek, Philipps University Marburg, Germany