MARSHAL OF THE COURT: The International Military Tribunal for the Far East is now in session. THE PRESIDENT: All of the accused are present except HIRANUMA, SHIRATORI and UMEZU. The Sugamo prison surgeon certifies that they are ill and unable …
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UN General Assembly Resolution 95 (I) (1946)
Affirmation of the Principles of International Law recognized by the Charter of the Nürnberg Tribunal […]
Final Report on the Nuernberg Trials under Control Council Law No. 10 (1949)
[…] Primarily, this report undertakes to describe the creation, organization, and functioning of the Office, Chief of Counsel for War Crimes (OCCWC). The need for such an agency was envisaged by the Theater Judge Advocate (the late Brig. Gen. Edward …
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Covenant of the League of Nations, excerpts related to aggression (1919)
ARTICLE 10. The Members of the League undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all Members of the League. In case of any such aggression or in case of any …
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Principles of International Law recognized in the Charter of the Nürnberg Tribunal and in the Judgment of the Tribunal, with commentaries (1950)
95. Under General Assembly resolution 177 (II), paragraph (a), the International Law Commission was directed to ” formulate the principles of international law recognized in the Charter of the Nürnberg Tribunal and in the judgment of the Tribunal “. 96. …
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International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg) Judgement (1946)
THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL IN SESSOIN AT NUREMBERG, GERMANY Before: THE RT. HON. SIR GEOFFREY LAWRENCE (member for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) President THE HON. SIR WILLIAM NORMAN BIRKETT (alternate member for the United Kingdom …
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Charter of the United Nations
WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED • to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and • to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the …
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General Assembly Resolution 3314
3314 (XXIX) Definition of Aggression The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression, established pursuant to its resolution 2330 (XXII) of 18 December 1967, covering the work of its seventh session …
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