
The Nuremberg Trials: Complete Tribunal Proceedings (V. 12)
Testimony, Evidence, and Legal Arguments in the Prosecution of Nazi LeadersBy International Military TribunalLength28h 53m
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The Nuremberg Trials: Complete Tribunal Proceedings (V. 12) forms part of the authoritative documentary record of the International Military Tribunal's prosecution of major Nazi war criminals. Preserving the courtroom's formal exchanges, evidentiary arguments, witness testimony, and judicial deliberations, the volume reveals how unprecedented crimes were translated into legal categories and publicly tested through adversarial procedure. Its style is necessarily forensic rather than literary: cumulative, exacting, and rhetorically charged, it belongs both to the history of twentieth-century international law and to the documentary literature of catastrophe. Read alongside the Tribunal's indictments, judgments, and exhibits, it illuminates the tensions between legal innovation, historical testimony, and the demand for institutional accountability after the Second World War. The named author, the International Military Tribunal, is a judicial body rather than an individual writer, established by the Allied powers in the aftermath of Nazi Germany's defeat. Its collective authorship reflects the political and legal circumstances that produced the trials: the need to document state-sponsored atrocity, establish individual criminal responsibility, and articulate principles capable of governing future international conduct. The proceedings therefore preserve not only evidence but also the Tribunal's formative encounter with crimes against humanity and aggressive war. This volume is indispensable for students and scholars of international criminal law, Holocaust history, legal rhetoric, and modern Europe. It rewards sustained reading as a primary source, enabling readers to assess the evidentiary foundations and procedural choices behind Nuremberg's enduring legacy. Researchers seeking a rigorous understanding of how law confronted unprecedented political violence will find it especially valuable.
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GenrePolitics and Government
Length28 hrs 53 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 28, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Nuremberg Trials: Complete Tribunal Proceedings (V. 11)
2ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH DAY (Thursday, 18 April 1946)
3Morning Session
4Afternoon Session
5ONE HUNDRED AND TWELFTH DAY (Tuesday, 23 April 1946)
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6Morning Session
7Afternoon Session
8ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH DAY (Wednesday, 24 April 1946)
9Morning Session
10Afternoon Session
11ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH DAY (Thursday, 25 April 1946)
12Morning Session
13Afternoon Session
14ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH DAY (Friday, 26 April 1946)
15Morning Session
16Afternoon Session
17ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH DAY (Monday, 29 April 1946)
18Morning Session
19Afternoon Session
20ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH DAY (Tuesday, 30 April 1946)
21Morning Session
22Afternoon Session
23ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH DAY (Wednesday, 1 May 1946)
24Morning Session
25Afternoon Session
26ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEENTH DAY (Thursday, 2 May 1946)
27Morning Session
28Afternoon Session