Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal

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The Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal was a post–World War II military court established by the Chinese government to prosecute Japanese officers responsible for atrocities committed during the Nanjing Massacre.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf military court
post–World War II tribunal
war crimes tribunal
aimedAt establishing legal responsibility for the Nanjing Massacre
authority Nationalist Government of China
conflictContext Second Sino-Japanese War
country Republic of China
defendants Japanese military officers
defendantsNationality Japanese
establishedBy Chinese government
historicalContext post–World War II war crimes trials
jurisdiction war crimes committed in Nanjing
languageOfProceedings Chinese
legalBasis Chinese military law
legalType military tribunal
locatedInCountry China
location Nanjing
oversightBy Chinese military authorities
partOf Chinese war crimes trials after World War II
purpose prosecute Japanese officers responsible for atrocities during the Nanjing Massacre
relatedEvent Nanjing Massacre
relatedTo International Military Tribunal for the Far East
subjectOf research on war crimes accountability in East Asia
studies on the Nanjing Massacre
timePeriod post-1945
triedFor atrocities against civilians
crimes against humanity
war crimes
victimGroup Chinese civilians
Chinese prisoners of war

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nanjing Massacre
triedAt
Okamura Yasuji
triedBy

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