International Military Tribunal for the Far East

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East "Before assembling here today the Members of the Tribunal signed a joint affirmation to administer justice according to law, without fear, favor or affection. We fully appreciate the great responsibility resting upon us. There has been no more important criminal trial in all history. Certainly we are not a Senate or a House of Peers met for the impeachment of a Verrus or a Hastings, but a court of our respective countries. On the other

Berlin became completely controlled by the allied powers causing a huge conflict in the centre of Germany. Japan was occupied by allied powers in 1945, the remains of their war machine was destroyed and war crime trials were held, however, unlike the far harsher consequences given to Germany, the majority of these consequences and particularly the Tokyo war trials were put to a halt

hung on December 23, 1944, (age 64). His final statements stated that he apologized for the atrocities committed by the Japanese military and urged American military to show compassion toward the Japanese people who had suffered devastating air attacks and the two atomic bombings. Hideki Tojo came to power as a dictator very simply; he went through the rankings of military and earned his way to power. As a teenager boy at the age of 15, he entered the Army Cadet School; he graduated tenth out of 363

Nanking Massacre, where Japanese troops murdered upwards of 300,000 residents and raped the women of Nanking, China. Yet, although international tribunals implicated Japanese military leaders after World War II for their wartime atrocities, the United States occupation authorities soon released them to aid in the democratization of Japan. As many of these military leaders passed away, Japanese officials placed their remains at the Yasukuni Shrine. Consequently, a visit from prime ministers to

history, the Japanese military machine was motivated by an uncontrollable desire for aggression, expansion and imperialism. The brutalities and atrocities committed by the Japanese military in China and elsewhere in Asia finally ended with destruction on Japanese soil -- the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945. The victims of the Japanese militarists' aggression included the innocent and peace-loving peoples of China, Korea, the Philippines, other south east Asian countries, United

In 1937, the Chinese city of Nanking was devastated when the Japanese Imperial Army invaded, killing around 300,000 people . The Japanese soldiers went into people’s homes searching for Chinese soldiers, and killing civilians. These devastating events are known as the “Rape of Nanking”, or as the Nanking Massacre. However, the history of atrocities like this are not always taught. Things such as the Japanese history textbook controversy show how one event can be remembered, or portrayed, in many

was faced with a number of difficulties when he was tasked with the job as the US justice at Nuremberg. He faced the daunting task of trying to bring justice to over a decade’s worth of crimes and wars, which spanned and entire continent, in one tribunal. Before the proceedings began he knew many of the challenges he would have to overcome and that he would have a difficult road ahead of him. He had to create a workable procedure for the trail as well as define the laws, rules, and procedures that

United States, Great Britain, and China all participated. But unlike post World War II Germany, which was split into four quadrants among the Allies, the occupation of Japan was solely and American endeavor. This document was by no means tame. Military occupation

If child soldiers should not be held accountable for their actions, then neither should adults. Which, could be a reason why society continues, time and time again, to charge children as adults in times of war. So that they can punish both parties without looking like the bad guy. Is that just, to punish children for fighting in a war? These children have already gone through very, very hard times. Most of their parents have died, and then they were threatened to either join the war efforts or die

on the London Agreement which was put together by the Allied nations. (Werle&Jeßberger) One major similarity is that the Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and the Charter of the International Military Tribunal were nearly identical. As the Charter for Nuremberg was put together first it provided a basis for the Charter for the Far East and therefore