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Law is usually not retroactive (and, it is often thought, ought not be). Yet in the Nüremberg trials, Nazi war criminals were convicted for 'crimes against humanity', a legal concept that didn't exist before the trials (AFAIK!). How was the retroactive application of this concept justified?

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How accurate is the historical account Marx gives in part VIII of the Capital Vol. 1, 'The primitive accumulation of capital'?

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What's happened to all the old graves?

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Why did Ancient Greece develop a culture that has proved so influential throughout World History?

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How accurate is the historical account Marx gives in part VIII of the Capital Vol. 1, 'The primitive accumulation of capital'?

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Were there any high-profile failures by world explorers in the Age of Discovery?

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How much knowledge of Christianity and the Bible did a common person have, say in the 15th century in Western Europe?

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Why was Crimea transferred to Ukraine in 1954?

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How accurate is the account Marx gives in 'Part VIII: Primitive Accumulation' of the Capital, Vol. I?

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Law is usually not retroactive (and, it is often thought, ought not be). Yet in the Nüremberg trials, Nazi war criminals were convicted for 'crimes against humanity', a legal concept that didn't exist before the trials (AFAIK!). How was the retroactive application of this concept justified?	1097
How accurate is the historical account Marx gives in part VIII of the Capital Vol. 1, 'The primitive accumulation of capital'?	289
What's happened to all the old graves?	22
Why did Ancient Greece develop a culture that has proved so influential throughout World History?	19
How accurate is the historical account Marx gives in part VIII of the Capital Vol. 1, 'The primitive accumulation of capital'?	5
Were there any high-profile failures by world explorers in the Age of Discovery?	5
How much knowledge of Christianity and the Bible did a common person have, say in the 15th century in Western Europe?	2
Why was Crimea transferred to Ukraine in 1954?	1
How accurate is the account Marx gives in 'Part VIII: Primitive Accumulation' of the Capital, Vol. I?	1