Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Introduction<\/p>\n
Part I: Inceptions: Preconditions for the Emergence of Historical Forensics<\/p>\n
1. The Long Path to Forensic Historiography<\/p>\n
2. The Great Shift: The Concept of Universal Human Rights<\/p>\n
Part II: Improvisations: Experimenting with Historical Forensic Contribution<\/p>\n
3. An Inquisitorial Paradigm Emerges: Historical Forensics and Nazi Crimes<\/p>\n
4. An Adversarial Paradigm Emerges: Historical Forensics and Racial Discrimination<\/p>\n
Part III: Intersections: The Institutionalization of Historical Forensic Expertise<\/p>\n
5. Clio Takes the Stand: A Turning Point<\/p>\n
6. Clio Takes a Stand: From the Turning Point to the Point of No Return<\/p>\n
Implications: From the Classroom to the Courtroom and Back<\/p>\n
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Vladimir Petrovic is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Contemporary History in Belgrade, Serbia.<\/p>\n
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