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== Context ==
                                            
<nowiki>                                                </nowiki>After the Second World War numerous trials against war criminals and those responsible 
for Nazi crimes took place in Germany and other countries. It is not 
possible here to give an overview of all the trials. Below are the main 
facts concerning the major trials of war criminals at Nuremberg.

BASIS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW

The German armed forces surrendered unconditionally on 7-8 May 1945. 
The Allies (USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain and France) took over all 
governmental functions in Germany, instituted the Allied Control Council
<nowiki> </nowiki>and divided Germany into four zones of occupation.

After the adoption of the London Charter of 8 August 1945, the Allies
<nowiki> </nowiki>set up the International Military Tribunal (IMT) in order to judge the 
major German war criminals. Annex III of the Agreement contains the 
Statute of the International Military Tribunal (IMT Statute [2]).

NUREMBERG TRIAL OF MAJOR WAR CRIMINALS

According to Articles 1-3 of the London Charter, war criminals with 
offenses having no particular geographical location were to be judged by
<nowiki> </nowiki>the IMT. However in accordance with Articles 4 and 6 of the Convention,
<nowiki> </nowiki>the principle of territoriality was to apply to the other German war 
criminals, with the courts of those states where crimes had been 
committed having the competence to try these criminals on the basis on 
their national laws.

Crimes within the jurisdiction of IMT:

– Crimes against peace;

– War crimes and

– Crimes against humanity (Article 6 of IMT Statute).

The IMT was composed of four judges and four substitutes who were 
appointed by the four Allied powers (Article 2 IMT Statute). In 
application of Article 13 of the IMT Statute, the Tribunal drew up its 
own Rules of Procedure

The IMT indicted 24 people in total. The trials took place from 14 
November 1945 until 1 October 1946. Twelve defendants were sentenced to 
death, three were acquitted and seven others were sentenced to prison 
terms ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment. In one case, the 
procedure was suspended for health reasons and in another the defendant 
committed suicide before his trial.
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