London Agreement of 8 August 1945

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The London Agreement of 8 August 1945 was an international treaty between the Allied powers that established the legal basis and procedures for prosecuting major Nazi war criminals after World War II.

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London Agreement of 8 August 1945 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty ⓘ
multilateral agreement ⓘ
post–World War II legal instrument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs London Charter of the International Military Tribunal ⓘ
appliesTo major war criminals of the European Axis ⓘ
areaOfLaw international criminal law ⓘ
laws of war ⓘ
basedOn Moscow Declaration of 1943 ⓘ
linked to: Moscow Declaration
category Treaties concluded in 1945 ⓘ
Treaties entered into force in 1945 ⓘ
World War II treaties ⓘ
createdBody International Military Tribunal ⓘ
linked to: Nuremberg trials
dateSigned 1945-08-08 ⓘ
defines charter of the International Military Tribunal ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1945-08-08 ⓘ
establishesJurisdictionOver crimes against humanity ⓘ
crimes against peace ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ
geographicalScope European Axis countries ⓘ
linked to: Axis powers
historicalContext aftermath of World War II ⓘ
influenced codification of international crimes ⓘ
development of modern international criminal tribunals ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
legalBasisFor Nuremberg Trials ⓘ
linked to: Nuremberg trials
partyTo France ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
providesFor admissibility of evidence before the International Military Tribunal ⓘ
composition of the International Military Tribunal ⓘ
rules of procedure for the International Military Tribunal ⓘ
purpose to define procedures for trials of major war criminals ⓘ
to establish the International Military Tribunal ⓘ
to provide legal basis for prosecuting major Nazi war criminals ⓘ
relatedTo Charter of the International Military Tribunal ⓘ
Nuremberg Charter ⓘ
setsOut individual criminal responsibility under international law ⓘ
non-applicability of official position as a defense ⓘ
non-applicability of superior orders as an absolute defense ⓘ
signatoriesCollectiveName Four Powers ⓘ
signedBy France ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
signedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
subjectOf Nuremberg Principles ⓘ

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IMT Charter → partOf → London Agreement of 8 August 1945 ⓘ