ABSTRACT Exploring new sources on the Great War a hundred years after it ended is a unique and exciting experience for any First World War historian. The very nature of the documents that we are dealing with in the present case makes it even more thrilling: hundreds of investigation and prosecution files documenting the invasion and occupation of Belgium, produced by both military and civil jurisdictions in an effort to prosecute war criminals. These fascinating records – repatriated to Belgium from Moscow in 2002 – offer new material on issues such as the German atrocities and everyday life under the occupation, but they also provide highly valuable insights into the history of international criminal law. This exploratory article will trace the unexpected trajectory of these archives, contextualise their creation and highlight some of the treasures they contain. In doing so, this article will attempt to discuss the thorny issue of archive repatriation and the questions this raises from an archival and historical perspective. It also seeks to show that the establishment of an International Criminal Court, despite the fact that it is now being called into question more than ever before, rests on solid and far-reaching historical foundations.

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从比利时经柏林和莫斯科到海牙：记录战争罪行和对国际正义的追求，1919-2019

摘要 在第一次世界大战结束一百年后探索有关第一次世界大战的新资料对任何第一次世界大战历史学家来说都是一次独特而令人兴奋的经历。我们在本案中处理的文件的性质使其更加令人兴奋：军事和民事司法管辖区为起诉战犯而制作了数百份记录入侵和占领比利时的调查和起诉文件。这些引人入胜的记录——于 2002 年从莫斯科遣返比利时——提供了关于德国暴行和占领下的日常生活等问题的新材料，但它们也提供了对国际刑法历史的非常有价值的见解。这篇探索性文章将追溯这些档案的意外轨迹，将他们的创作背景化，并突出其中包含的一些宝藏。为此，本文将尝试从档案和历史的角度讨论档案归还这一棘手问题以及由此引发的问题。它还试图表明，尽管国际刑事法院现在比以往任何时候都受到更多质疑，但它的建立建立在坚实而深远的历史基础之上。