The Nuremberg Trials and legal argumentation about aggressive war (1945–1949)

1. Allies commit to try major Nazi criminals

   Oct 30, 1943Labels: Moscow Declaration, Allied Powers

   • Avalon
   • UMN HR

2. London Agreement creates the IMT and Charter

   Aug 8, 1945Labels: London Agreement, International Military

   • UMN HR
   • Yale Avalon

3. IMT indictment filed, charging crimes against peace

   Oct 18, 1945Labels: IMT Indictment

   • CVCE
   • PBS

4. Trial opens at Nuremberg with guilty pleas denied

   Nov 20, 1945Labels: Palace of, IMT Opening

   • USHMM
   • PBS

5. Jackson’s opening frames aggressive war as central crime

   Nov 21, 1945Labels: Robert H

   • IMT Vol II
   • Nizkor

6. Control Council Law No. 10 extends crimes against peace

   Dec 20, 1945Labels: Control Council

   • UMN HR

7. IMT judgment declares aggressive war the “supreme” crime

   Sep 30, 1946Labels: IMT Judgment

   • Yale Avalon

8. IMT verdicts and sentences issued

   Oct 1, 1946Labels: IMT Verdicts

   • USHMM
   • NARA

9. Executions carried out after the IMT sentencing

   Oct 16, 1946Labels: Nuremberg Executions

   • USHMM
   • History com

10. Subsequent Nuremberg Trials begin under Law No. 10

    Dec 9, 1946Labels: Subsequent Trials, Law No

    • NMT Overview
    • UMN HR

11. UN affirms Nuremberg principles in Resolution 95(I)

    Dec 11, 1946Labels: UN Resolution

    • UN AVL
    • ILC Summary

12. UN directs ILC to formulate the Nuremberg Principles

    Nov 21, 1947Labels: International Law, UN General

    • ILC Summary
    • UN Res 177

13. Subsequent Nuremberg Trials conclude, shaping aggression doctrine

    Apr 13, 1949Labels: Final Subsequent, Aggression Doctrine

    • NMT Overview
    • EJIL Article