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International Law- Nuremberg Trials, Kellogg- Briand Pact, and the UN Charter

Kellogg- Briand Pact: Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy. UN Charter developments from the Kellogg-Briand Pact, and the Nuremberg Trials using Jus Cogens Norms.

Understanding the Nuremberg Trials

The Nuremberg Trials set a significant precedent for international criminal law and for cooperation amongst multiple states. It was an effort to bring justice to the world for the atrocities committed during WWII and held a multitude of trials for war crimes of the Axis Powers. 

 

Background Research

Check out these links for scholarly sources discussing the Nuremberg Trials, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, and the laws that developed in international law after WWII. These sources contain discussions about how the laws before WWII set the stage for the UN Charter and modern international law that still applies today. 

In Relation to the UN Charter

Again, consider when deciding your research topic, how treaties and policies throughout history relate to each other. For example, how did the Nuremberg Trials relate to the creation of the UN Charter. 

Nuremberg Trials Case Law

This is the trial information specifically regarding Hermann Goering, one of the most notorious Nazis. Goering is also considered (perhaps self-appointed) to be the ring-leader and the most influential of the defendants at the first trial. 

Issue of German Positivism