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at the heart of proceedings was the international military tribunals which tried to kill war criminals from germany. the 4 victorious powers responded to the nazis once in a millennium crimes. with a once in a millennium trial. on nov 20th 194520 high ranking non-si leaders were brought by elevator to the court in room 600. the former rights marshall hermann goering willingly took on the role of most senior nazi. he was followed by a grand admiral cogburn. it's whom hitler had appointed as president, the rice in his will. and rudolf hess, former deputy, the defendants never showed the slightest remorse. it was part of their faults, their pride to insist that they were right all the time and would do it again. they stood accused of conspiracy to carry out wars of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. the defendants were ruthless ministers and fanatical ideologues, merciless military commanders and barbaric in forces of hitler's maniacal will. and of was the nuremberg palace of justice was a quipped with what was then state of beyond technology. on nov, 29th, 1945, the pro

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and so they brought them before the 1st international military tribunal. it's been 75 years since the nuremberg trials were held and they had us special significance for those who survived the concentration camps like auschwitz. but, you know, my name is peter your hungover dorsch in 1904 at the german army occupied transylvania. a short time later, we were all deported to auschwitz, with my entire family was murdered there. with nicholas frog. so france front, it was deputy in occupied poland, governor, general, poland, and politically responsible for every murder carried out there in 139 to 145. if my name is ray not event born toma, my father was assigned to be the defense counsel for after the horse and bag check list. chief ideologist alfred hawes and bag and hans frank were among the leading nazis to go on trial in norman back on november 20th, 1945, joining him ongoing in the dark. many of the other big names in the nazi party had a ready disappeared by that point. or like at all, hitler had committed suicide. nuremberg was the site of the annual pa

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country's leading representatives were to be held accountable for their actions by an international military tribunal for the 1st time in world history. 24 high ranking nazis were charged and made to stand trial in the german city of moore and back to school with. that class a slew of students i don't think you can consider the holocaust in terms of classical justice at all. that's in the end there's no forgiving what happened and if it's high risk it's a mess. but at least the perpetrators could be tried in court how do the victims and the children of the war criminals view the nuremberg trials 75 years on. my nominees my name is paid to johan god those in 1944 we were all deported to auschwitz when my entire family was murdered there. goes wrong i'm nicholas funk the son of hans fung hitler's deputy in occupied poland he was the governor general and politically responsible.

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military tribunal in iran back. of the $185.00 additional defendants $24.00 were initially sentenced to death. we need i don't think that we germans back then or even later on condemned those criminals. the allies did it for us is vice niched v d.c. applies i don't know how those trials would have gone in a german court. after the last of the american led trials few attempts were made to capture and prosecute other nazi war criminals the world was preoccupied by the cold war and germans once again had the say in their own courtrooms so many former nazis remained in positions of authority in the young federal republic of germany. and many of the others who had blood on their hands were never caught. after being led in the direction of democracy by the allies the victors who freed us it would really have been good to clean house and charge everyone. but naturally people didn't want that especially those guilty of crimes. when. they used their connections to prevent that and then the supreme court exonerated all of the

yes, the international military tribunals was groundbreaking. in many ways, it really was the 1st time as we said, that this idea that governments that states and indeed that key individuals could be held accountable if crimes and atrocities were committed in their name that was given life. and reality for the 1st time it had been thought about before, they'd been attempts to it, to bring the german kaiser and the german generals to trial after the 1st world war . but that hasn't proved effective. now. there was a process for doing it. the allies, the 4 victorious allies got together and of course it was the 1st time that the, these new types of crime, the types of charge such as crimes against humanity and genocide were really forth . and it was innovative in other ways. there were different legal traditions that were brought to book for different level legal traditions had to be somehow united . of course, it was also controversial for that reason. also, for instance, one of the charges was membership of a conspiracy. that was a concept that w

. >> we have to appear within a military tribunal because he secretary -- secretly discredited the ownergn minister appeared yet again on facebook. >> the regional capital was under direct threat. the army chief of staff said it was not well defended. thousands of our soldiers would be in a blockade. it would have lost even more territory. reporter: the protesters went to the seat of the government to say they could not believe it. this is not a nationwide protest but the feeling that the prime minister gave away too much are shared among armenians who have not gone down to the streets. reporter: protesters tried to convince others to join. this woman says it is for the sake of saving the region at the self proclaimed republic. the prime minister as not responded to demonstrators also demanding for the agreement to be canceled. >> we are saying he has to go home because he is not our prime minister anymore because he cannot sign such an agreement on bath of all of armenia. >> we are losing everything. we are losing the south of the country. reporter: armenians were unified while the war

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he has to appear in front of the military tribunals with all his team because he secretly in the middle of the night, sold the whole of nagorno-karabakh. he discredited the honor of our soldiers. a prime minister who has not seen in public yet appeared yet again on facebook. you know, the regional capital stop on a curt was on the direct threat. the army chief of staff said the city was well defended if it was captured, thousands of our soldiers would be in a blockade. we would have lost even more territory. the protesters went to the saeter, the government just say they didn't believe him. this is not a nationwide protest, but the feeling that the prime minister gave away too much is shared, even among those armenians who have been going down to the streets, marching further towards parliament. protestors try to convince others to join this woman says it is for the sake of saving their own or karabakh. and the self-proclaimed republic of the prime minister hasn't responded to the demonstrators who are also demanding for the agreement to be cancelled. we are saying he has to go home bec

but also from the chief prosecutor in one of the follow on trials from the main, international military tribunal. the so-called s.s., i know that in that group and trial at the g. prosecutor venue, i mean ferentz. now, in his eighty's, he sent a video message, a paling to the world to promote the principle of law rather than war. and he mentioned how wars are still going on even today. all right, well let me stop you there for a moment, simon, as we're going to hear from benjamin, who you mentioned that he was part of the prosecution team and was building the case against the nazi officials. he's been speaking to about his historic role. and i got 30 indignant, and i said, loath i got my hands. you mad martin run for president. i'm not going to have you back to go. benjamin ferenc was the chief prosecutor in the trial of the s.s. death squad members at nurnberg in 1947. he was 27 years old and had already fought as a u.s. soldier against the nazis might for it to simon was to set up a law crimes branch for the euro zone by going into the concentration camps as they were liberated. nobody saw wha

tonight discussing the book a history of the international military tribunal after world war ii which is called the comprehensive history author of the perpetrator on trial. >>. >> congratulation on your wonderful book. i am holding it up. let's begin by reminding our listeners when the nuremberg trials took place in what was the purpose? >> i also want to say thank you to the whole food workcenter and to you joshua, it's an honor to be here today. just to began the nuremberg trials also known as the international tribunal took place november 1945 through october 46 that we're coming up on the 75th anniversary. great britain and france and the soviet union got together with the former nazi leaders and organizations for conspiracy and war crimes and crimes against humanity this of course was the first of the nuremberg trials but those that happen and later were carried out by the us alone i just want to say from the start that's one of the reasons and the other reasons as well we can talk about. >> and with the allies when do they begin to discuss to hobos not see leaders responsible f

for there is at the international military tribunal to judge the chief nazi war criminals. justice robert jackson, the chief american prosecutor, makes the opening statement for the prosecution. >> of opening the first trial in history ... [inaudible] the privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the piece of the world, imposes a grave responsibility. the wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish, have been so calculated, so malignant and so devastating, that civilization cannot tolerate they're being ignored because it cannot survive they're being repeated. that four great nations, flushed with victory and stung with injury, stay the hand of vengeance and voluntarily submit their captive enemies to the judgment of the law, is one of the most significant tributes that power has ever paid to reason. this inquest represents the practical effort of four of the most mighty of nations. with the support of 15 more, to utilize international law to meet the greatest menace of our times, aggressive war. the common sense of mankind demands that law shall not

the last year, march, the 16th anniversary of the judgment of the international military tribunal at the whitney harris institute of washington school of law recognizes this historic judicial decision with a three day conference in st. louis. there were two speakers at the closing banquet. i the president of the incident national criminal court, today. and christopher dodd, the united states senator from connecticut. senator dodd delivered a brilliant address, stressing the violent -- vital importance of the judgment, and the principles it had declared for the future of humanity. he assembled legal scholars and guests were enthralled by his grasp of the issues. and they applauded his statement that for 60 years a single word has best captured america's moral principles and commitment to justice, nuremburg. at the conclusion of the conference, i wrote a personal letter to senator dodd, from which i would like to share the following excerpts. they chris, this letter is first, to thank you for your appearance at the whitney harris institute dinner last saturday, and for your brilliant a

at the heart of proceedings was the international military tribunals which tried key war criminals from germany. the 4 victorious powers responded to the nazis once in a millennium crimes. with a once in a millennium trial, on nov 20th, 1945 some 20 high ranking non-si leaders were brought by elevator to the court in room $600.00. the former rights mashal hermann goering willingly took on the role of most senior nazi. he was followed by grand admiral cardone. it's whom hitler had appointed as president of the reich in his will. and rudolf hess, it was former deputy. the defendants never showed the slightest remorse. it was part of their thoughts, their pride to insist that they were right all the time and would do it again. they stood accused of conspiracy to carry out wars of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. the defendants were ruthless ministers and fanatical ideologues, merciless military commanders and barbaric enforcers of hitler's maniacal will. they come into the dark as if this was not a fair proceeding, as if they knew they were going to hang around here. wh

in both cases there would be trials, questions about the military tribunal justice and the reliabilityf evidence leading through torture so my first question how in heaven's name did you discover the story? >> taking the second part first it's exactly what you just said. how i found the story was i was working in the department of defense in 2007 and this is when michael lucas he had been nominated to be the attorney general and we had heard a rumor about a case in which the united states prosecuted the japanese for waterboarding and that seemed relevant to the questions we were then confronting in 2007 so we sent a marine captain to the archives to dig out the record which i don't think had been seen in probably 60 years at that point and she came back and on a rainy day i read it and it's the story that you just described of the doolittle raid which was probably the most celebrated operation of world war ii. it was a story about torture, justice, revenge and i was reading this episode from 1945, 46 where the united states is prosecuting the japanese for doing all the things we were d

at the heart of proceedings was the international military tribunals which tried key war criminals from germany. the 4 victorious powers responded to the nazis once in a millennium crimes. with a once in a millennium trial, on nov 20th, 1945 some 20 high ranking non-si leaders were brought by elevator to the court in room 600. the former rights mashal hermann goering willingly took on the role of most senior nazi he was followed by grand admiral karl dern. it's who hitler had appointed as president of the reich in his will. and rudolf hess, hitler's former deputy. the defendants never showed the slightest remorse. it was part of their stars, their pride to insist that they were right all the time and would do it again. they stood accused of conspiracy to carry out wars of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. the defendants were ruthless ministers and fanatical ideologues, merciless military commanders and barbaric enforcers of hitler's maniacal will. they had come into the dark as if this was not a fair proceeding, as if they knew they were going to hang already and why

i like courts following the trial before the international military tribunal. i mean, of course the possibility was created by that did that damage the political legitimacy of this trial? i don't think so. there were other legal controversies surrounding that trial. there was no appeal the death penalty was applied. and in particular, the statute which formed the basis for this trial was created ex post facto with london agreement after the 945. so from a legal perspective, there is in fact, what has been some controversy. there are arguments both sides looking from today. it is very clear that it is not a matter of controversy. i believe that number given the conditions at the time formed the key founding moment and also from a legal perspective, a very relevant starting point. what are the national criminal?, well, today we have the international criminal court in the hague, the i.c.c., but with many world powers, such as the us, china, or russia, not recognizing it. how effective is it? well, that's and that's an important point. i mean, we have the i.c.c. i

in both cases there would be trials, trials about war crimes, questions about military tribunal justiced due process, and the reliability of evidence leading to torture. so my first question is, how in heaven's name did you discover this story? >> so taking the second part first, i think what compelled me to tell is exactly what you just said. how i found the story was, i was working in the department of defense in the military coission defense organization in 2007, and this is when mike mukasey had just been nominated to be the attorney general and the debate over is watboarding torture had been rekindled. we heard a rumor about a case in which we the united states had prosecuted the japanese for waterboarding and that seemed obviously relevant to the qutions we were then confronted in 2007. we sent a young marine captain out of national archives to dig up the record, which i don't think had been seen probably in 60 years. she came back on one rainy day i finally cracked it open and read it and is the story you just described, the story of the doolittle raid, which is probably the mt c

and so they brought them before the 1st international military tribunal. it's been 75 years since the nuremberg trials were held and they had a special significance for those who survived the concentration camps like auschwitz, manami speed, you'll have. my name is peter johann contador. in 1904, the german army occupied transylvania. a short time later, we were all deported to auschwitz, with my entire that's it, was murdered there. and nicholas frog. so france, front it deputy in occupied poland, governor, general, poland, and politically responsible for every murder carried out there from 139-2145. if my name is renata then born toma, my father was assigned to be the defense counsel for us. little boys and bag hitless, chief ideologist alfred horse and back and hands. frank were among the leading nazis to go on trial in norm back on november 20th, 1945, joining him and doing in the dark. many of the other big names in the nazi party, had it ready disappeared by that point or like adults, hitler had committed suicide. nuremberg was the site of the annual