HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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Nuremburg Tribunals
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Sadler Commission
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International Red Cross
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nuremberg, Germany was chosen as the location of the trials for being a focal point of Nazi propaganda rallies leading up to the war. The Allies wanted Nuremberg to symbolize the death of Nazi Germany.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nonetheless, most observers considered the trials a step forward for the establishment of international law. The findings at Nuremberg led directly to the United Nations Genocide Convention (1948) and Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), as well as the Geneva Convention on the Laws and Customs of War (1949).
Detailed explanation-3: -The international military tribunal was set up at nuremberg in 1945, six and a half month after the 2nd world war to conduct trials on the nazis for their inhuman acts. these were considered as crimes against humanity and tried in a court where all the allied powers had representation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan) were some of the most systematic perpetrators of war crimes in modern history.