UN General Assembly Resolution 177, 21 November 1947 - Formulation of the principles recognised in the
London Charter
The Charter of the International Military Tribunal – Annex to the Agreement for the prosecution and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis (usually referred to as the Nuremberg Charter or London Charter) was the decree issue ...
of the
Nuremberg Tribunal
The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies of World War II, Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany, for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries, and other crimes, in World War II.
Between 1939 and 1945 ...
and in the judgement of the tribunal.
Under Resolution 177 (II), paragraph (a), the International Law Commission was directed to "formulate the principles of international law recognized in the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal and in the judgment of the Tribunal." From this resolution the
Nuremberg Principles were created.
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Nuremberg Principles
177
International criminal law
1947 in the United Nations
November 1947 events