Abstract
Building on topics explored in East West Street: on the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity , this article traces the development and publication of James McDonald’s Letter of Resignation of League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Expanding on events outlined in his book, Sands describes how the letter was published in 1935 as a political statement in the wake of emerging news about Nazi atrocities against the Jews and other minority groups. Drawing analogies between these events and the contemporary refugee crisis, he raises questions about the current legal, political and moral frameworks associated with refugees, calling for an end of the ‘closing of the doors’ mentality. For full text, please click here
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Building on topics explored in East West Street: on the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity, this article traces the development and publication of James McDonald’s Letter of Resignation of League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
INTRODUCTION ‘The victims of the terrorism are being driven to the point where, in utter anguish and despair, they may burst the frontiers in fresh waves of refugees.’ (James G McDonald, 19351)
McDonald: High Commissioner for Refugees (Jewish and Other) Coming from Germany addressed to The Secretary General of the League of Nations with an Annex regarding Germany’s measures against ‘Non-Aryans, and their effects in creating refugees’ (London, 27 December 1935) (‘The McDonald Letter’) vii
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McDonald: High Commissioner for Refugees (Jewish and Other) Coming from Germany addressed to The Secretary General of the League of Nations with an Annex regarding Germany’s measures against ‘Non-Aryans, and their effects in creating refugees’ (London, 27 December 1935) (‘The McDonald Letter’) vii.
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