THE NUREMBERG TRIALS OF 1945-1946

What happens when a war ends, but the crimes committed during it are too great to ignore?

The Nuremberg Trials of 1945-1946 changed the way the world understood justice, war crimes, political responsibility, and international law. For the first time, powerful political and military leaders were brought before an international tribunal and held personally accountable for crimes committed on an unprecedented scale.

The System of Nuremberg takes you inside this historic turning point-from the rise of Nazi Germany and the horrors of World War II to the courtroom battles that followed.

Inside, discover:

• How the Nuremberg Tribunal was created and why Nuremberg was chosen
• The major defendants, including Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Albert Speer, and others
• How prosecutors used documents, photographs, films, and testimony to build their case
• The meaning of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace
• Why "just following orders" became a major question of individual responsibility
• The Nuremberg Principles and their influence on international criminal law
• The subsequent Nuremberg trials, including the Doctors' and Judges' Trials
• How Nuremberg influenced the United Nations, human-rights law, the Genocide Convention, and the International Criminal Court
• The enduring debate over whether Nuremberg represented justice-or victor's justice