Churchill and Stalin
Propose Quick Execution of Top Nazi Officials, America Insists on Trials
Justice Robert H.
Jackson
Justice Robert H.
Jackson Named Chief Prosecutor
In 1945, President Truman appointed Jackson, who took
a leave of absence from the Supreme Court, to serve as U.S. chief of
counsel for the prosecution of Nazi war criminals.
Justice Jackson
Helped Draft London Charter for Tribunal
He helped draft the London Charter of the International Military Tribunal, which created the legal basis for the Nuremberg Trials.
Decision To Not Use
Any Witnesses, Only Nazis Own Documents
