"In an era of wars and massacres with impunity, from Ukraine to the Middle East, passing through Sudan and other parts of the planet, the edifice of international justice that was born in Nuremberg is showing severe cracks. If the people who have suffered horror in Ukraine, in Sudan, in Israel on October 7, and in Gaza, in Palestine, ask themselves what international law has done for them, they will answer that it hasn't done much, says jurist and writer Philippe Sands by telephone."
"It is smaller than the visitor imagines upon opening the door. The furnishings are different from those that existed during the trial of the Nazi leadership at the end of World War II, 80 years ago. Ordinary trials continued to be held here until five years ago, and the room retains the bland, functional air of a German regional court."
Courtroom 600 in the Nuremberg Palace of Justice is physically smaller and more ordinary than imagined, with later furnishings and the atmosphere of a regional court. The international justice system created at Nuremberg is showing severe cracks amid contemporary wars and massacres in Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, and elsewhere. Many victims perceive that international law has done little to alleviate their suffering. The Nuremberg trial first put 21 high-ranking state officials on trial for horrific crimes, including Göring, Speer, Hess, Ribbentrop, Hans Frank, Rosenberg, Streicher, Keitel and Dönitz. International criminal justice remains historically recent and still in its infancy, requiring significant further development.
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