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• Analyse the impact of the Nuremberg trials on international jurisdiction, and the eventual creation of the International Criminal Court
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50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Nuremberg trials. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the world was slowly coming round to the large-scale atrocities committed by the Nazis. The Allies recognised the need for international jurisdiction on war crimes and crimes against humanity, such as the Holocaust, and soon one of the darkest and most significant trials in history was underway.
In just 50 minutes you will:
• Expand your knowledge of one of the most widely publicised and historically significant trials of all time
• Understand the notions of crimes against peace and crimes against humanity, particularly in the context of the Holocaust
• Analyse the impact of the Nuremberg trials on international jurisdiction, and the eventual creation of the International Criminal Court
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The Nuremberg trials
Key information
When: 20 November 1945-1 October 1946.
Where: Nuremberg (Germany).
Context: end of the Second World War.
Key protagonists:
Lord Justice Geoffrey Lawrence, British judge (1880-1971)
Robert H. Jackson, US Supreme Court Justice (1892-1954)
Hermann Göring, marshal of the Third Reich (1893-1946)
Albert Speer, Minister of Armaments of the Third Reich (1905-1981).
Impact:
The establishment of the International Criminal Court.
The development of legal definitions of the concepts of crimes against peace and humanity, and of genocide.
Introduction
While the Second World War was still ongoing, the nations who were victims of the horrific actions of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) wanted the crimes that had been committed to be recognised and ruled on. For the first time in history, an international military tribunal took place. The trials, which took place in Nuremberg, Germany, took legal action against 24 Nazi leaders and eight organisations, all accused of conspiracies, crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Between 20 November 1945 and 1 October 1946, 401 hearings, during which 94 witnesses were questioned and thousands of pieces of written evidence analysed, uncovered the truth about the Nazis’ deplorable actions. This allowed the four appointed judges, representing the Allied countries (United Kingdom, United States, France and the Soviet Union), to reach an unbiased verdict.
But the Nuremberg trials were also part of a broader context, that of international criminal jurisdiction. This was its first real application and as such led to new reflections on how to give rulings following a war, paving the way for the establishment of other international courts. The verdicts also provided a precedent for the legal definition of the concepts of crimes against peace, crimes against humanity and genocide. The media coverage of the debates and the hopes of those who had been oppressed by Nazi Germany made these trials a major turning point in the legal history of the 20th century.
Context
How can we rule on war?
From the second half of the 19th century onwards, weaponry had advanced at an astounding rate and the professional standing army was gradually integrating with the conscript army, making the distinction between soldier and civilian increasingly difficult. In
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