The Nuremberg Trials
A German newspaper announces 'The Verdict in Nuremberg'.
The Nuremberg trials and their counterparts in Tokyo were born out of the Allies’ horror at the enormity of the crimes perpetrated by the Axis. They were followed by a raft of international humanitarian legislation and organisations that all had the aim of preventing such terrible atrocities from ever happening again.
This website examines the basis of the trials, how they were carried out and the sentences they passed. It also looks at their weaknesses and controversies, their legacy and how, even today, they attract the fiercest critics.
