WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Defeated nations have no rights in international courts of law.
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Individuals can be held accountable for crimes against humanity.
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Soldiers must follow the orders of their superiors.
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Aggressor nations must pay war reparations for damages caused during wars.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Nuremberg trials established that all of humanity would be guarded by an international legal shield and that even a Head of State would be held criminally responsible and punished for aggression and Crimes Against Humanity.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Nuremberg principles are a set of guidelines for determining what constitutes a war crime. The document was created by the International Law Commission of the United Nations to codify the legal principles underlying the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi party members following World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first international war crimes tribunal in history revealed the true extent of German atrocities and held some of the most prominent Nazis accountable for their crimes.