Introduction
The words complained of and their meaning
The nature of Irving's claim for damages
The defence of justification: an overview
Justification: the defendants' historiographical criticisms of Irving's portrayal of Hitler in particular regard to his attitude towards the Jewish question
Justification: evidence of the attitude of Hitler towards the Jews and of the extent, if any, of his knowledge of and responsibility for the evolving policy of extermination
Auschwitz
Justification: the claim that Irving is a 'Holocaust Denier' -
Justification: the allegation that Irving is an anti-Semite and a racist
Justification: the claim that Irving associates with right-wing extremists
Justification: the bombing of Dresden
Justification: Irving's conduct in relation to the Goebbels Diaries in the Moscow archive
Findings on justification
Verdict.