The Legal and Educational Legacies of The Nuremberg Tribunal

After World War II, the Allies decided against summary execution in favor of an International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg-an unprecedented move in the history of international justice. The International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg challenged the world to apply law to mass violence and to recognize crimes against humanity. In this excerpt from a panel discussion at Facing History and Harvard Law School's Pursuing Human Dignity conference on the legacy of the Nuremberg Tribunal, the following people reflect on the legal and educational legacies of Nuremberg: Gary Bass, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University; John Barrett, Professor of Law, St. John's University; Ernie Michel, Holocaust survivor and reporter, Nuremberg Trials; Ben Ferencz, former Nuremberg War Crimes Prosecutor; Martha Minow , Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Fernando Reimers , Ford Foundation Professor of International Education, Director, International Policy Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education; and Margot Stern Strom, Executive Director, Facing History and Ourselves.