The Nuremberg Military Tribunals and the Origins of International Criminal Law

Kevin Jon Heller is a Senior Lecturer at Melbourne Law School, where he teaches criminal law and international criminal law. He has a JD from Stanford Law School, an MA in literature from Duke University, and an MA and BA in social and political theory from the New School for Social Research, all with honors. His work has appeared in the European Journal of International Law, the American Journal of International Law, the Journal of International Criminal Justice, the Michigan Law Review, the Leiden Journal of International Law, and many others. On the practical side, Kevin has been involved in the International Criminal Court's negotiations over the crime of aggression, served as Human Rights Watch's external legal advisor on the trial of Saddam Hussein, and has consulted with the defense in a number of cases at the ICTY and ICTR. He is currently serving as one of Radovan Karadzic's formally appointed legal associates.

Heller's book is a result of an exhaustive, meticulous study and research ... It fills a big gap in today's understanding of the Nuremburg Military Tribunals, identifying for ICL and IHL lawyers those substantive and procedural points of interest in the NMTs jurisprudence, which are still relevant despite more that 60 years that passed since the tribunals' conduct.

• Introduction ; 1. The Origins of the Zonal Trials ; 2. The OCC and the Tribunals ; 3. The Evolution of the Trial Program ; 4. The Trials ; 5. Jurisdiction and Legal Character of the Tribunals ; 6. Evidence ; 7. Procedure ; 8. Crimes Against Peace ; 9. War Crimes ; 10. Crimes Against Humanity ; 11. Modes of Participation ; 12. Conspiracy, Enterprise Liability, and Criminal Membership ; 13. Defenses ; 14. Sentencing ; 15. Aftermath ; 16. Legacy ; Conclusion ; Appendix A: Table of Defendants ; Appendix B: Charter of the International Military Tribunal ; Appendix C: Control Council Law No. 10 ; Appendix D: Ordinance No. 7 ; Appendix E: Uniform Rules of Procedure