Note: On July 19, 1945, the French Delegation submitted a draft of article 6 on the definition of "crimes", together with their own translation of it into English, as follows:
The Tribunal will have jurisdiction to try any person who has, in any capacity whatsoever, directed the preparation and conduct of :
i) the policy of aggression against, and of domination over, other nations, carried out by the European Axis Powers in breach of treaties and in violation of international law;
ii) the policy of atrocities and persecutions against civilian populations;
iii) the war, launched and waged contrary to the laws and customs of international law;
and who is responsible for the violations of international law, the laws of humanity and the dictates of the public conscience, committed by the armed forces and civilian authorities in the service of those enemy Powers.
Source: International Conference on Military Trials : London, 1945 Report of Robert H. Jackson, United States Representative to the International Conference on Military Trials : London, 1945 International organization and conference series; II European and British Commonwealth 1 Department of State Publication 3080 Washington, DC : Government Printing Office, 1949 |