Nuremberg principles
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The Nuremberg principles are a set of guidelines for determining what constitutes a war crime. The document was created by the International Law Commission of the United Nations to codify the legal principles underlying the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi party members following World War II.
Group of defendants at the Nuremberg trials, from which the Nuremberg principals were established
Superior orders
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Superior orders, also known as the Nuremberg defense or just following orders, is a plea in a court of law that a person, whether a member of the military, law enforcement, or the civilian population, should not be considered guilty of committing crimes that were ordered by a superior officer or official.
Defendants in the dock at the Nuremberg trials
Hagenbach on trial, from Berner Chronik des Diebold Schilling dem Älteren
Dostler tied to a stake before the execution
Photo of the trial at Nuremberg, depicting the defendants, guarded by American Military Police