Nuremberg Tribunal as a symbol of the triumph of justice at a turning point in modern human history A.N. Savenkov. Nuremberg: A Verdict for name of Peace

Abstract

It would seem that today a huge number of works have been written about the Nuremberg Trials, in which various facets of this unique example of justice in the history of mankind are considered in great detail. But this is only at first glance, because after getting acquainted with the monograph of Professor A.N. Savenkov, it becomes obvious that it touches upon such layers of the International Military Tribunal that were not previously the subject of a special study. In addition, the publication of this remarkable book is justified by at least three more reasons. First, today many authors tend to idealize the first International Military Tribunal, established ad hoc, although it is not a tuning fork of justice in its current sense. It was, above all, an organ of transitional justice. Therefore, with all its historical, political and legal merits, it was not free from certain shortcomings of a legal and moral nature. In this regard, it is enough to refer, for example, to his verdict, in which not all the crimes committed by high-ranking officials and institutional structures of Nazi Germany during the Second World War found their reflection or due legal assessment. Secondly, this work is one of those exceptions in a series of numerous works about the Nuremberg Trials, which gives a historically more reliable and legally, better grounded assessment of the events that took place in the Palace of Justice of the German city of Nuremberg from November 20, 1945 to October 1, 1946, where the trial of the main Nazi criminals was held. Key words: Nuremberg Tribunal, IMT Charter, crimes against peace and humanity, justice, accuser, defendant, defender, verdict, punishment, execution of the verdict.