France, Nov. 22 -- The four victorious Allied powers of World War II did not opt ​​for summary justice, but instead created an International Military Tribunal (IMT) to judge Nazi criminals.

New concepts, such as war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes against peace were introduced on the orders of US Attorney General Robert Jackson and laid the foundations of contemporary international criminal law.

For 10 months in courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg tribunal, in front of more than 400 journalists and nearly a hundred witnesses, the world would see the extent of Nazi crimes carried out under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. Hiding behind orders

When the trial opened on 20 November, 21 of the 24 high-ranking officials of t...