A collection of essays that explore various aspects of the Nuremberg Trials in which the Allied nations prosecuted the Nazis for crimes against humanity during World War II, examining trial preparation, the prosecution, the challenge of being fair, and the verdicts and conclusions.
Content Note
The Objectives of the prosecution / Robert H. Jackson -- International cooperation and concession / Robert H. Jackson -- Charter of the International Military Tribunal -- The work of building a case / Seymour Peyser -- The prosecution's opening statement / Robert H. Jackson -- Indicting organizations as criminals / Telford Taylor -- The cross-examination of Hermann Göring / Robert H. Jackson -- The cross-examination of Albert Speer / Robert H. Jackson -- Setting dangerous legal precedents / Charles E. Wyzanski, Jr. -- A just trial / Charles E. Wyzanski, Jr. -- The rights of the accused were protected at Nuremberg / Benjamin B. Ferencz -- The prosecution's closing speech / Robert H. Jackson -- A step forward for international law / Benjamin B. Ferencz -- Establishing a great moral principle / Thomas L. Karsten, James H. Mathias -- The hangman of Nuremberg / Jon Marcus -- Broadcasting the trial on radio / Harold Burson -- The anti-climactic trial climax / Rebecca West.