International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE)
The IMTFE tried 28 Japanese war criminals before 12 judges from 12 different countries. Its charter was very similar to London Charter, using the same charges. In the subsequent proceedings, 5,700 other war criminals were tried. |
(Images: Virginia Tech)
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Issues with the IMTFEThough intent was the same, IMTFE was not as effective as the IMT in Nuremberg. It struggled with lacking evidence, judge disputes, and over-restriction of lawyers, though it still upheld the right to a fair trial and the responsibility to hold war criminals accountable.
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Historian Linda Holmes on the issues of the IMTFE
(Robert H. Jackson Center) |