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In a pioneering process before the International Military Tribunal (1945–1946) constituted by the four allied nations, the surviving leadership of the National Socialist regime was brought to trial. The subsequent trials before the United States Military Tribunals (1946–1949) were also located here. At Nuremberg, leading Nazi representatives were held personally accountable for crimes under international law. Robert H. Jackson, the United States Chief Prosecutor at Nuremberg described the trials as one of the “most significant tributes that power has ever paid to reason”. The trials at Nuremberg represented a triumph for peace and justice over vengeance and retribution.
Today, the rule of law is under threat in various settings. There is an ever-growing need to empower international law and architectures that support justice, accountability and a rules-based international order. The Nuremberg Academy upholds the spirit of the Nuremberg trial and principles by reinforcing efforts to hold perpetrators accountable for international crimes. Our programmes are geared towards supporting actors who strengthen the rule of law and improving public understanding of international criminal law´s character and possibilities.