The Importance Of The Nuremburg Trials

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The Nuremburg Trials was essential to the creation of the International Military Tribunal which convicted all those who took part in the Holocaust. Specifically, the conviction of people responsible for war crimes was something that had never really been done before; therefore, the key was to administer justice in the most fair way possible when condemning leaders of a state. Those in charge of the trial were responsible for including judges from multiple countries so that a fair trial was given to all those who were being tried. Everything said in trial was translated for those whose first language was German in addition to having fair representation, mostly German attorneys, for defendants. Furthermore, the judges represented four major war