IMT Charter

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The IMT Charter is the foundational legal document that established the principles, jurisdiction, and procedures of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal after World War II.

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IMT Charter canonical 2
Charter of the IMT 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf charter
founding legal instrument
international treaty
adoptedBy Allies of World War II
surface form: Allied powers
adoptedOn 1945-08-08
alsoKnownAs London Charter of the International Military Tribunal
annexTo London Charter of the International Military Tribunal
surface form: Agreement for the Prosecution and Punishment of the Major War Criminals of the European Axis
appliesTo Nuremberg trials
surface form: International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
appliesToConflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
cameIntoForceOn 1945-08-08
concludedBy Provisional Government of the French Republic
Soviet Union
surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

United Kingdom
United States of America
defines composition of the International Military Tribunal
jurisdiction of the International Military Tribunal
procedures of the International Military Tribunal
rights of the accused before the International Military Tribunal
rules of evidence for the International Military Tribunal
established Nuremberg trials
surface form: International Military Tribunal
establishesJurisdictionOver conspiracy to commit crimes against peace
crimes against humanity
crimes against peace
war crimes
geographicScope Axis powers
surface form: European Axis powers
hasOfficialName London Charter of the International Military Tribunal
surface form: Charter of the International Military Tribunal
historicalPeriod post-World War II
influenced International Military Tribunal for the Far East
surface form: Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East

Nuremberg Principles
development of modern international criminal law
statutes of later international criminal tribunals
language English
French
German
Russian
legalBasisFor Nuremberg trials
surface form: Nuremberg Trials main trial
partOf London Agreement of 8 August 1945
placeOfOrigin London, England
surface form: London, United Kingdom
providesFor individual criminal responsibility under international law
limited defense of superior orders
non-applicability of official position as a defense
responsibility of leaders, organizers, instigators and accomplices
shortName IMT Charter self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charter of the IMT

IMT Charter self-link
signedAt London, England
surface form: London
signedOn 1945-08-08
subjectMatter accountability of state officials
international criminal justice
war crimes prosecution

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IMT Charter shortName IMT Charter self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charter of the IMT
IMT Charter shortName IMT Charter self-link