Justice Delayed: The Record of the Japanese American Internment Cases

by Peter Irons (Contributor)

Details the case of Fred Koremsatsu, a Japanese American arrested in 1942 because of his Japanese ancestry, who in 1982 launched a legal battle to clear his record.

458 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 1989

About the author

The author of several books on the U.S. Supreme Court and constitutional litigation, Peter H. Irons is an American political activist, civil rights attorney, legal scholar, and Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego.

Reviews

[James Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Justice Delayed: The Record of the Japanese American Internment Cases

Peter Irons, editor, 1989

This is an incredibly detailed book that covers various cases relating to Japanese American internment during WWII. An introduction covers the cases in general and the effort to overthrow the convictions later. The rest of the book consists of the rulings of the various judges involved in the cases, including the Supreme Court justices.

It's incredibly detailed and, for anyone with an interest in the law, would be quite edifying. It's not, however, for the average reader or for anyone not having a considerable interest in the law.