The law meets its limits – what ‘Nuremberg’ reveals about guilt, evil and the quest for global justice

By: B.B. Blaber, Grinnell College, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: December 8, 2025

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By B.B. Blaber, Grinnell College

The film “Nuremberg” depicts events surrounding the post-World War II International Military Tribunal – the first and best-known of the Nuremberg trials – which was created to carry out the “just and prompt trial and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis.”

Nazi party leaders Hermann Göring, Alfred Rosenberg and Wilhelm Keitel were among the 24 people who ended up being indicted. Six organizations were also …

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