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The Nuremberg Military Tribunals and the origins of international criminal law / Kevin Jon Heller.

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"This book provides the first comprehensive legal analysis of the twelve war-crimes trials held in the American zone of occupation between 1946 and 1949, collectively known as the Nuremberg Military Tribunals (NMT). The judgments these Tribunals produced have played a critical role in the devel...

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Main Author: Heller, Kevin Jon
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946.
War crime trials > Germany > Nuremberg > History > 20th century.
International criminal law > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • From the IMT to the zonal trials
  • The OCC and the tribunals
  • The evolution of the trial program
  • The trials
  • Jurisdiction and legal character of the tribunals
  • Evidence
  • Procedure
  • Crimes against peace
  • War crimes
  • Crimes against humanity
  • Modes of participation
  • Conspiracy, enterprise liability, and criminal membership
  • Defenses
  • Sentencing
  • Aftermath
  • Legacy
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A : table of defendants, charges, verdicts, and sentences
  • Appendix B : the London charter
  • Appendix C : law no. 10
  • Appendix D : military ordinance no. 7
  • Appendix E : uniform rules of procedure.

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