The Nuremberg Trials | American Experience




American Experience | PBS show

Summary: At the end of World War II, the Allied victors tried Nazi war criminals for crimes against humanity, setting historic precedents for international law. Professor Martha Minow of Harvard Law School describes the successful prosecution led by U.S. chief prosecutor Robert Jackson and talks about the legacy of Nuremberg today. http://www.pbs.org/amex/nuremberg Voices: Robert Jackson, chief prosecutor at Nuremberg and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Martha Minow, Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard University Benjamen Walker, podcast narration Director of New Media: Maria Daniels