...think that had no place in any definition because it makes an entirely partisan declaration of law. If certain acts in violation of treaties are crimes,...which we would not be willing to have invoked against us. Therefore, we think the clause "carried out by the European Axis" so qualifies the statement that...

...that Article 8 makes him responsible for participating in it even though he is ordered to do so.* Mr. Justice Jackson, the United States prosecutor at Nuremberg,...which we would not be willing to have invoked against us." (International Conference on Military Trials, Dept. of State Pub. No. 3080, p. 330.) Article VI,...

...that Article 8 makes him responsible for participating in it even though he is ordered to do so.* Mr. Justice Jackson, the United States prosecutor at Nuremberg,...which we would not be willing to have invoked against us." (International Conference on Military Trials, Dept. of State Pub. No. 3080, p. 330.) Article VI,...

...conquered; there would be no special law for the Nazis. During the London negotiations Jackons declared: 'If certain acts in violation of treaties are crimes...which we would not be willing to have invoked against us' (Report, p.330). Therefore he objected to any provision in the Charter which might suggest that...

...violations of treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the US does them or whether Germany does them. We are not prepared to lay down a rule of criminal...which we would not be willing to have invoked against us.' Nine days before 'Liberty Weekend,' and one of the most conspicuous displays of bad taste in human...

...endured in international conscience. Q: At the time of the Nuremberg trials, Justice Robert Jackson said: "If certain acts in violation of treaties are crimes,...of criminal conduct against others which we would be unwilling to have invoked against us." I don't think I have ever seen that quotation used in any...

...treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the United States does them or whether Germany does them. We are not prepared to lay down a rule of criminal...which we would not be willing to have invoked against us." When King took his stand against the war, the national mood was tense. Journalist David Halberstam...

...whether the United States does them or whether Germany does them, and we must be prepared to lay down the rule of criminal conduct against others which we would not be willing to have invoked against us."38 The debate raged for five sessions of the conference (from July 19-25). Jackson believed that...

...crimes of aggression carried out by the European Axis, asserted that "if certain acts of violations of treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the...which we would not be willing to have invoked against us."3 Jackson's idealism — and his naivete in believing that the United States would be prepared...

...treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the United States does them or whether Germany does them. We are not prepared to lay down a rule of criminal...which we would not be willing to have invoked against us."11 Countering any such thoughts, Irving Kristol explains that "The argument from international...