Tokyo Charter

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The Tokyo Charter was the legal document that established the International Military Tribunal for the Far East to prosecute Japanese leaders for war crimes after World War II.

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instanceOf founding statute of an international tribunal ⓘ
international legal instrument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs IMTFE Charter ⓘ
linked to: IMTFE
appliedTo Axis officials in the Far East ⓘ
Japanese leaders ⓘ
appliesToConflict World War II in the Pacific ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
category Allied occupation of Japan ⓘ
World War II war crimes law ⓘ
linked to: Nuremberg trials
createdBy Allied powers ⓘ
linked to: Allied forces
defines composition of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ
powers of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ
rules of procedure for the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ
substantive crimes under the Tribunal’s jurisdiction ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1946 ⓘ
established International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ
hasEffect enabled Tokyo War Crimes Trial ⓘ
hasOfficialName Special Proclamation by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers at Tokyo ⓘ
historicalPeriod post–World War II ⓘ
inForceDuring Tokyo War Crimes Trial ⓘ
linked to: Tokyo Trial
inspiredBy London Charter of the International Military Tribunal ⓘ
issuedBy Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers ⓘ
issuedInCity Tokyo ⓘ
issuedInCountry Japan ⓘ
jurisdictionOver crimes against humanity ⓘ
crimes against peace ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasisFor prosecution of Japanese leaders after World War II ⓘ
legalStatus binding on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ
legalSystem international criminal law ⓘ
purpose to define crimes and responsibilities for Japanese war crimes trials ⓘ
to establish procedures and law for the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ
regionOfApplication Far East ⓘ
linked to: East Asia
relatedLegalConcept command responsibility ⓘ
individual criminal responsibility under international law ⓘ
relatedTo International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ
Nuremberg Charter ⓘ
Tokyo War Crimes Trial ⓘ
linked to: Tokyo Trial
shortName Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ
signedBy Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
subjectMatter war crimes trials in Asia ⓘ

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