EVENT INFORMATION

8
August
1945

London Charter establishes the International Military Tribunal

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๐Ÿ“… 8 August 1945 ๐Ÿ“ International

The London Agreement and Charter created the Nuremberg Tribunal to prosecute leading European Axis figures for crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity. It helped establish individual criminal responsibility under international law, while also raising the enduring question of victorโ€™s justice: Allied conduct was outside the Tribunalโ€™s jurisdiction.

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Robert H. Jackson

allied governments

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United States

United Kingdom

France

Soviet Union