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The 1946 NUREMBERG TRIBUNAL established important principles of international criminal law, INCLUDING that:

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Correct answer: A.
1. The Nuremberg Tribunal (1945-46) was established by the London Agreement of 8 August 1945 (UK, USA, France, USSR). 2. The Nuremberg Charter recognised three core categories of crimes: (i) CRIMES AGAINST PEACE (Article 6(a)); (ii) WAR CRIMES (6(b)); (iii) CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY (6(c)). 3. The Tribunal's judgment articulated the principle that INDIVIDUALS bear criminal responsibility under international law — 'Crimes against international law are committed by men, not by abstract entities.' 4. The defence of SUPERIOR ORDERS does not absolve responsibility (Article 8 Nuremberg Charter; Rome Statute Article 33). 5. The ILC's 1950 Nuremberg Principles codified these for future application. 6. Hence option B is correct. _Source: UN Charter 1945 / Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties 1969 / Geneva Conventions 1949 / ICJ Statute / UDHR ICCPR ICESCR — International Military Tribunal Charter 1945 (Nuremberg Charter); Nuremberg Principles 1950 (ILC)_
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