War Crimes Trials

A topic within The Second World War, itself one of 13 topics in that field and part of History.

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Report1947

Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal

International Military Tribunal

The Nuremberg record, in which the prosecution built its case almost entirely from the defendants' own documents, establishing that individuals could be tried for acts of state.

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Report1949

Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals Under Control Council Law No. 10

International Military Tribunal

The official transcripts and judgments of the twelve U.S.-run trials that followed the main Nuremberg trial, establishing in law that following superior orders is no defence against a charge of war crimes or crimes against humanity.

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