Creation of Rule of Law
The Nuremberg Trials left a precedent that established universal human rights in a variety of documents, aiding in the elimination of the rule of force tradition.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
"In 1948 the United Nations issued the Universal Declaration of Human Rights... creating the notion of Human Rights... The influence which Nuremberg... had upon... such a declaration cannot be understated."
- Justice Robert H. Jackson
- Justice Robert H. Jackson
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While ex post facto law was used in the Trials, it created the precedents we hold dear today.
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The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
“The Convention takes the main aspect of these crimes... and narrows it down... Genocide as defined... covers all those measures taken by the Nazis... those same atrocities which the members of the Court [of Nuremberg] dubbed as Crimes Against Humanity took concrete form in this Convention.”
-Justice Robert H. Jackson |
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The Nuremberg Principles (1950)
The Nuremberg Principles were created to "formulate the principles of international law recognized in the Charter of the Nüremberg Tribunal and in the judgment of the Tribunal" (General Assembly Resolution 177).
Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind (1954)
The Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind was yet another document that was heavily influenced by the Nuremberg trials and adopted by the UN to solidify international law.
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