Were the Nuremberg Trials fair?

"If in the end there is a generally accepted view that Nuremberg was an example of high politics masquerading as law, then the trial instead of promoting may retard the coming of the day of world law. read more

Now, if you go to the subsequent trials before the Nuremberg Military Tribunal (NMT), one key argument against their fairness (Soviet participation) does not apply, as the NMT was an entirely American institution and the trials were conducted according to US rules of evidence. read more

The Nuremberg War Trial has a strong claim to be considered the most significant as well as the most debatable event since the conclusion of hostilities. To those who support the trial it promises the first effective recognition of a world law for the punishment of malefactors who start wars or conduct them in bestial fashion. read more

They were not fair to the defendants, and equally importantly they did not treat both sides equally. Though I do not deny the fact that many of the Nazis were terrible and deserved their punishment, the trials were nonetheless carried out in a way that was unfair to them. read more