O THE JUDGMENT OF ADOLF EICHMANN: THE DEFENSIVE ATTEMPT TO JUSTIFY THE UNJUSTIFIABLE

  • Luiz Henrique Lucas Barbosa Universidad de Buenos Aires - UBA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30749/2177-8337.v2n44p35-55

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the background that deflagrated the rise of Nazism in Germany in the first half of the 20th century. The desperation and crisis that took the spirits of germanic people drove nation’s destinies to recognize and even support in part Adolph Hitler and his partners. One of these was Adolf Eichmann, a simple man who surrendered himslef to all the bureaucracy of nazi machine and was presented as a blind observer of legal orders, even though if it changed him in a cold murderer of jews. Once the war ended, Eichmann fled to South America, living hidden with his family in a suburb of Buenos Aires (Argentina). There he was recognized, captured by "Mossad" and driven to Jerusalem, where he was tried and sentenced to death penalty. This article deals with investigating the arguments of Eichmann’s defense and presenting its rejection by israeli court. It’s not our intention to investigate similar cases, after Eichmann’s judgement, but only to discuss the arguments raised by hir lawyer.

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Author Biography

Luiz Henrique Lucas Barbosa, Universidad de Buenos Aires - UBA

Bacharel em Direito pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - grau recebido em 1992.

Bacharel em Filosofia Eclesiástica pela Faculdade Eclesiástica de Filosofia João Paulo II - grau recebido em 2000.

Bacharel em Teologia pela Faculddae de Ciências, Educação e Teologia do Norte do Brasil - grau recebido em 2009.

Pós-Graduado com Especialização em Direito Privado pela Universidade Gama Filho - grau recebido em 2008.

Pós-Graduado com Especialização em Direito Público pela Universidade Gama Filho - grau recebido em 2008.

Pós-Graduado com Mestrado em Direito Internacional dos Direitos Humanos pela Universidade Cândido Mendes - grau recebido em 2012.

Aluno do Curso de Doutorado em Direito Penal pela Universidade de Buenos Aires - em andamento (2018).

Professor de Sagrada Escritura da Escola Diaconal Santo Estêvão da Diocese de Petrópolis/RJ.

Oficial de Justiça Avaliador Federal da Seção Judiciária do Rio de Janeiro - TRF 2 - desde setembro de 1997.

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Published
2019-04-08
How to Cite
BARBOSA, Luiz Henrique Lucas. O THE JUDGMENT OF ADOLF EICHMANN: THE DEFENSIVE ATTEMPT TO JUSTIFY THE UNJUSTIFIABLE. Journal from the Judiciary Section of Rio de Janeiro, [S.l.], v. 22, n. 44, p. 35-55, apr. 2019. ISSN 2177-8337. Available at: <http://177.223.208.8/index.php/revistasjrj/article/view/148>. Date accessed: 12 oct. 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.30749/2177-8337.v2n44p35-55.
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