The Nuremberg Trials played a large role in Jewish and general history. Although the trials were controversial to some, they were one of the first trials of their kind. The Nuremberg Trials played a large role in Jewish and general history. Although the trials were controversial to some, they were one of the first trials of their kind.
Historical Significance
"International criminal justice is important not only to secure justice for victims, but also to preserve rule of law and promote greater peace, security, and stability in an otherwise tumultuous world."
~ Catherine Powell, former professor of Columbia University
Transfer of the Nuremberg Trial Archives to the Peace Palace
National Archives of the Netherlands / ANP, CC0
These trials also revealed the Nazis' crimes and the atrocities they have committed over the Holocaust, and the millions of people they killed. In 1993 an International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia responded to the massive atrocities then taking place, the problem would not have been solved without the doing of the Nuremberg trials.
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