ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the two novel claims raised by Eichmann and consider Hannah Arendt's comments on the retroactivity of the Israeli law and the acts of state defence. After the presiding judge had read the charges against Eichmann, Servatius rose to challenge proceedings. The law for punishing Nazis and their collaborators of 10 August 1950 seeks to provide punishment in regard to persons and acts before the existence of the State of Israel, outside the present boundaries of the State. The District Court also responded at length to the claim that Israel lacked a 'linking point' to Eichmann's crimes. Arendt's first consideration of Eichmann's abduction occurs late in her report. The issue of Eichmann's kidnapping was raised by Servatius in the opening session of the trial. The acts for which Eichmann was charged in Israel were made punishable at least five years after they had been committed.
