The Nuremberg Trials Quotes

“Of the six organizations brought to trial, four were declared criminal organizations, and thus being a member of one of them was considered to be committing a crime simply by virtue of membership.  The organizations deemed criminal by the Nuremberg Court were the Leadership Corps of the Party, the Gestapo, the SD, and the SS.  ”
― Charles River Editors, The Nuremberg Trials: The History and Legacy of the Nazi War Crimes Trials After World War II

“The French were far more interested in being involved in Nuremberg because it would give them an opportunity to reinforce the political idea that they were one of the Allies and deserving of deference.”
― Charles River Editors, The Nuremberg Trials: The History and Legacy of the Nazi War Crimes Trials After World War II

“nulla poena sine lege, which can be translated as saying “there can be no penalty without a law”.”
― Charles River Editors, The Nuremberg Trials: The History and Legacy of the Nazi War Crimes Trials After World War II

“it was important for the prosecution to make clear that a defendant’s claim that he was merely “following orders” would in no way stand as a viable defense.”
― Charles River Editors, The Nuremberg Trials: The History and Legacy of the Nazi War Crimes Trials After World War II

“The style of the prosecution’s case at Nuremberg was heavily based on documentary evidence and specific data in the form of notebooks, records, and official correspondence of the Nazi government. Very few Jewish survivors were permitted to give verbal testimony during the proceedings, since the evidence (largely gathered by the Soviet Union) was documentary.”
― Charles River Editors, The Nuremberg Trials: The History and Legacy of the Nazi War Crimes Trials After World War II

“Jewish victims of the Holocaust, estimated by the Allies to number around 6 million, were represented in part by Jacob Robinson, a lawyer who had regular contact with the American prosecutor at Nuremberg, Robert Jackson.”
― Charles River Editors, The Nuremberg Trials: The History and Legacy of the Nazi War Crimes Trials After World War II

“The location of the Nuremberg trials was significant, because the city was of consequence in the Nazi legacy for several reasons: Home to one of the most capable Nazi leaders, Julius Streicher, it was the site for Nazi party rallies held between 1933 and 1938.”
― Charles River Editors, The Nuremberg Trials: The History and Legacy of the Nazi War Crimes Trials After World War II

“The London Agreement and Charter, signed August 8, 1945 just as the war against Japan was on the verge of ending, spelled out the composition of the bench as well as the procedure that would be followed at Nuremberg in seven articles.”
― Charles River Editors, The Nuremberg Trials: The History and Legacy of the Nazi War Crimes Trials After World War II

“The indictment of war criminals fell into 4 categories: 1.  A common plan or conspiracy to commit crimes against peace 2.  Planning or carrying out wars of aggression 3. War crimes 4.  Crimes against humanity”
― Charles River Editors, The Nuremberg Trials: The History and Legacy of the Nazi War Crimes Trials After World War II

“The London Agreement and Charter, signed August 8, 1945 just as the war against Japan was on the verge of ending, spelled out the composition of the bench as well as the procedure that would be followed at Nuremberg in seven articles.  Each of the countries would send a single judge and a deputy to create a “four-power International Military Tribunal”.[10]”
― Charles River Editors, The Nuremberg Trials: The History and Legacy of the Nazi War Crimes Trials After World War II

“The Nuremberg Trials were a series of 13 proceedings held under the authority of the International Military Tribunal between November 1945 and June 1948, but the trial most associated with Nuremberg is the first trial, in which eight judges appointed by Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and France deliberated over the guilt or innocence of 22 men identified as significant leaders of the Nazi cause.”
― Charles River Editors, The Nuremberg Trials: The History and Legacy of the Nazi War Crimes Trials After World War II