The First Wave of International War Crimes Trials: Istanbul and Leipzig

The Nuremberg tribunal following the Second World War is universally considered as the foundation stone of international law with regard to war crimes and crimes against humanity. It may come as a surprise, however, to learn that the first international attempts to prosecute war crimes and crimes ag...

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Published in:European review (Chichester, England) England), 2006-10, Vol.14 (4), p.441-455
Main Author: KRAMER, ALAN
Format: Article
Language:English
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Focus: Crimes against Humanitarian Law: International Trials in Perspective
International law
War
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Summary:The Nuremberg tribunal following the Second World War is universally considered as the foundation stone of international law with regard to war crimes and crimes against humanity. It may come as a surprise, however, to learn that the first international attempts to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity came at the end of the First World War, with trials held at Allied prompting in Turkey and Germany.
ISSN:1062-7987
1474-0575
DOI:10.1017/S1062798706000470