1. Nuremberg Trials
... the evidence was presented, the defendants were permitted to make statements to the court without being sworn in or cross-examined. The defendants were charged with four types of crimes- conspiracy against peace, crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity(Persico). September 2, Colonel Andrus suggested to the tribunal that the regulations for the prisoners be relaxed while the verdicts ... under the strictest security. Even down to the wastebaskets were burned each night. The worst problem for the judges involved the concept of the conspiracy and the guilt of the organ...
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