Telford Taylor

Bio: Telford Taylor is an academic researcher from University of Georgia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nuremberg trials & Tragedy (event). The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 29 publications receiving 612 citations. Previous affiliations of Telford Taylor include Vanderbilt University.

Trading in commodity futures-a new standard of legality?

Abstract: DURING the early months of 1924 the Uhlmann Grain Company, a large grain brokerage establishment, opened a branch office in the town of Carrollton, Missouri.' One E. S. McDonough, who had been hired by the Company to open and take charge of this branch, proceeded to Carrollton and took office space in the basement of the Flowers Hotel. He equipped his headquarters with a table for telegraph instruments, a large blackboard on which to mark up grain quotations of the principal mid-western exchanges, chairs for the benefit of clients and potential clients who might be interested in the course of events indicated by the blackboard, and, for his own use, a roll-top desk and a typewriter. The Uhlmann Company then leased from the American Telephone and Telegraph Company a private wire connecting the Carrollton branch with a larger office of the Company in Kansas City, Missouri, over which the Kansas City office relayed to Carrollton the grain quotations. Carrollton, a town with a population of about 3200 people, is situated in a grain farming area. Most of the inhabitants gain their living as farmers or small tradesmen. In this probably not too sophisticated vicinage McDonough started to build himself a clientele by soliciting the citizens to augment their incomes through speculation in grain futures. He found willing listeners, to whom he revealed something of the nature of grain speculation and the then existing \"spread\" in prices between Winnipeg and Chicago. This \"spread,\" he explained, presented a golden opportunity for making \"some easy money\" by buying on one exchange and selling on the other. Some fifty people thought this an attractive scheme, and accordingly empowered McDonough to deal in grain futures on their account. Some of them put up cash margins, some gave notes, some were accommodated on no margin at all. Some of them were reasonably weli-to-do, but at least one of them McDonough knew to be already heavily obligated to the local bank. Various occupations were represented, the customers including in their number farmers and farmers' wives, a real estate man, a printer, a coal-dealer, a physician, a laundryman and his wife, an

Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power

Abstract: The question \"what causes alignment?\" is a central issue in debates on American foreign policy, and the choices that are made often turn on which hypotheses of alliance formation are endorsed. In general, those who believe that American security is fragile most often assume that Soviet allies are reliable and America's are prone to defect, while those who believe it is robust tend to view American allies as stronger and more reliable than those of the U.S.S.R. These divergent beliefs clash over a variety of specific issues. For example, should the U.S. increase its commitment to NATO, to prevent the growth of Soviet military power from leading to the \"Finlandization\" of Europe? Alternatively, should the U.S. do less in the expectation that its allies will do more? Should the U.S. oppose leftist regimes in the developing world because their domestic ideology will lead them to ally with the Soviet Union, or can a policy of accommodating radical nationalist regimes lead to good relations with them? Can Soviet or American military aid create reliable proxies in the Third World? Is it worth the effort and expense? Each of these questions carries important implications for American national security policy, and the answers ultimately turn upon which hypotheses of alliance formation are believed to be most valid. Despite the obvious importance of understanding how states select their partners, most scholarly research on alliances has ignored or obscured these questions.' This article is intended to, correct these omissions by outlining

Closing the Books: Transitional Justice in Historical Perspective

Abstract: Part I. The Universe of Transitional Justice: 1. Athens in 411 and 403 BC. 2. The French restorations in 1814 and 1815 3. The larger universe of cases Part II. Analytics of Transitional Justice: 4. The structure of transitional justice 5. Wrongdoers 6. Victims 7. Constraints 8. Emotions 9. Politics.

Disjointed Pluralism: Institutional Innovation and the Development of the U.S. Congress

Abstract: List of Figures ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1. Disjointed Pluralism and Institutional Change 3 Chapter 2. Institutional Development, 1890-1910: An Experiment in Party Government 27 Chapter 3. Institutional Development, 1919-1932: Cross-Party Coalitions, Bloc Government, and Republican Rule 85 Chapter 4. Institutional Development, 1937-1952: The Conservative Coalition, Congress against the Executive, and Committee Government 136 Chapter 5. Institutional Development, 1970-1989: A Return to Party Government or the Triumph of Individualism? 189 Chapter 6. Understanding Congressional Change 249 Epilogue. Institutional Change in the 1990s 270 Appendix A. Case Selection 277 Appendix B. Votes Pertaining to Institutional Changes in Each Period 281 Notes 295 References 329 Index 349

Violence and Social Repair: Rethinking the Contribution of Justice to Reconciliation

Abstract: Close relatives and friends are dead or missing. Homes lie in ruins. Property has been destroyed. With everybody experiencing trouble, severe privations and physical suffering, it is still something altogether different whether one retains a home and household goods or has been ruined by bombs; whether he sustained his suffering and losses in combat at the front, at home, or in a concentration camp; whether he was a hunted.., victim or one of those who, even though in fear, profited by the regime .... Men have come to the limits of humanity and returned home, unable to forget what really was .... The suffering differs in kind, and most people have sense only for their

A Cultural Theory of International Relations

Abstract: 1. Introduction 2. Fear, interest and honor 3. The spirit and its expression 4. The ancient world 5. Medieval Europe 6. From Sun King to Revolution 7. Imperialism and World War I 8. World War II 9. Hitler to Bush and beyond 10. General findings and conclusions.