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.

Aliases (1)
  • Charter of the IMT ×1

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf charter
founding legal instrument
international treaty
adoptedBy Allied powers
adoptedOn 1945-08-08
alsoKnownAs London Charter of the International Military Tribunal
annexTo Agreement for the Prosecution and Punishment of the Major War Criminals of the European Axis
appliesTo International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
appliesToConflict Second World War
cameIntoForceOn 1945-08-08
concludedBy Provisional Government of the French Republic
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 International Military Tribunal
establishesJurisdictionOver conspiracy to commit crimes against peace
crimes against humanity
crimes against peace
war crimes
geographicScope European Axis powers
hasOfficialName Charter of the International Military Tribunal
historicalPeriod post-World War II
influenced 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 main trial
partOf London Agreement of 8 August 1945
placeOfOrigin 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 Charter of the IMT
IMT Charter
signedAt London
signedOn 1945-08-08
subjectMatter accountability of state officials
international criminal justice
war crimes prosecution

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
IMT Charter ("Charter of the IMT")
IMT Charter
shortName
London Charter of the International Military Tribunal
alsoKnownAs

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