Fragility of Democracy Workshop Series: Session 6 of 6

Judgment and Justice: The Nuremberg Trials and the Meaning of Accountability

The world had to define evil and decide what to do about it.

After the Holocaust, the Nuremberg Trials redefined international justice. This closing session looks at how lawyers, judges, and survivors turned memory into law, creating terms like “crimes against humanity” and “genocide.” Participants reflect on how justice after atrocity shapes the moral conscience of free nations.