Question

what was the role of the international military tribunal set up after the ww2

Answer 1

The Nuremberg trials were held in Germany between 1945 and 1949 for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war after World War II.

The trials were most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the Nazi Party officials and high ranking military officers along with German industrialist,lawyers and doctors who planned, carried out, or otherwise participated in the Holocaust and other war crimes.

The Nuremberg trials are now regarded as a stepping stone toward the establishment of a permanent international court, and an important precedent for dealing with genocide and other crimes against humanity.