Overgangsjustis i Telemark 1945–1952

In this article, the extensive Norwegian post-war treason trials, as they were carried out in Telemark county, are placed in a broader international framework. In May 1945, the authoritarian NS regime had fallen and a transition back to democracy had taken place. In such situations, the new powers that be must decide how abuses committed by their predecessors should be handled. Several countries have refrained from prosecuting supporters of old regimes. Others, like Norway after liberation