NationMaster - Encyclopedia: William Webb

Hon Sir William Flood Webb KBE (21 January 1887 – 11 August 1972), Australian judge, was a Justice of the High Court of Australia. January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... High Court entrance The High Court of Australia is the court of last resort for the jurisdiction of Australia. ...

Webb was born in Brisbane, and was educated at St Mary's School in Warwick, Queensland. He studied at the University of Queensland, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws. Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Warwick is a city and Local Government Area of Queensland, Australia lying 130km south-west of Brisbane. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... The University of Queensland The University of Queensland (UQ) has its main campus in Brisbane, Queensland, specifically in the suburb of St Lucia. ...

On 4 June 1913, Webb was admitted to the Queensland Bar, after scoring a very high 71.5% on the bar examination on 20 May. In 1915, he was the State Public Defender for Queensland, and from 1917 to 1922 he was the Crown Solicitor. On 17 March 1917, he married Beatrice Agnew at the Sacred Heart Church in Sandgate. He was elevated to be the Solicitor-General of Queensland in 1922, a position he held until 1925. Webb was also a Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration from 1922 to 1927, and from 1925 to 1945 was President of the Queensland Court of Arbitration. June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 20 May is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, a suburb 30 minutes drive northeast of the central business district of Brisbane, with a population of nearly 50,000 people. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1925, Webb was made a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, and in 1940 was made the Chief Justice of Queensland. In 1943, Webb was appointed by the Government of Australia to investigate into allegations of Japanese war crimes during World War II. Between 1943 and 1945, he produced three reports, known as the Webb reports, into crimes against Australian prisoners of war. ^[1] He also visited London in 1944 to give advice on his reports to the United Nations' War Crimes Commission. Webb continued as Chief Justice of Queensland until 16 May 1946, when he was appointed to the bench of the High Court. The Supreme Court of Portia, which is based at the Law Courts Complex, is the highest court in the Australian State of Queensland. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... // Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation and a parliamentary democracy. ... The term Japanese war crimes refers to events which occurred during the period of Japanese imperialism from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,500,000 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

During his time on the High Court, he was President of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, the tribunal which tried Japanese war crimes from World War II, from 1946 to 1948. Webb was involved in a minor scandal late in 1947, in the leadup to the bank nationalisation case, the Government of Australia tried to recall Webb from Tokyo, by requesting General Douglas Macarthur to release him, because they believed that he would decide the case in a way that was favourable to the Commonwealth. However, after pressure from Justice Owen Dixon, Chief Justice John Latham contacted Webb and encouraged him not to leave Japan. ^[2] On 12 November 1948, after more than two years of trials, Webb, as President of the Tribunal, handed down the sentences on all of the people whom the Tribunal had found guilty. Webb said that the series of trials conducted in Tokyo were the most "important criminal trials in all history." ^[3] The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (also referred to as the IMTFE, the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, or the Tokyo Trial) was held to try the leaders of Japan for three types of crimes - Class A (crimes against peace), Class B (war crimes), and Class C (crimes against... The term Japanese war crimes refers to events which occurred during the period of Japanese imperialism from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ... General Douglas MacArthur aboard a battleship toward the end of World War II, 1945 Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 â€” April 5, 1964) was an American military leader credited by some with defeating the Japanese in World War II. He helped rebuild Japan after the war and played a key role... Sir Owen Dixon, KBE, GCMG, PC, BA (1886 - 1972), Australian judge and politician, was the sixth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. ... The Chief Justice of Australia is the senior justice of the High Court of Australia and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ...

In 1954, he was made a Knight of the British Empire. Webb retired from the High Court on 16 May 1958, after serving exactly twelve years on the bench. In 1967, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Queensland. Webb died in Brisbane in 1972. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Queensland The University of Queensland (UQ) has its main campus in Brisbane, Queensland, specifically in the suburb of St Lucia. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

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