Document Type
Article
Disciplines
International Law
Abstract
The year 1991 marks the forty-fifth anniversary of the verdict in the International Military Tribunal's trial at Nuremberg of leading officialg of the Third Reich. This anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on the trial and to reassess its justification and significance. This may appear to involve a retracing of well-worn ground. However, the trial has received relatively limited attention from international law scholars over the last several decades.' This article sketches the events leading up to the trial. The judgment is then outlined and considered, and the importance of the trial is evaluated. This article concludes that the Nuremberg Principles should be revitalized and that defendants in American courts should be permitted to rely upon the "Nuremberg defense."
Recommended Citation
Lippman, Matthew, "Nuremberg: Forty Five Years Later" (1991). Connecticut Journal of International Law. 172.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/cjil/172
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