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The paper examines the connection between the Declaration of Human Rights, the ICC and the Nuremberg trials. The research presented throughout this review is significant to the existing body of knowledge about this subject because it demonstrates the progression of various international laws. The paper discusses how the Nuremberg trials which laid the foundation for the Declaration of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court. The paper addresses the hypocrisy of the United States for not supporting the formation of the ICC.

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"As a result of the Nuremberg trials and the holocausts the United Nations believed it necessary to establish the Declaration of Human Rights. The literature review explores that different articles established by the declaration. The literature review emphasizes the articles that discuss that human rights are for everyone regardless of race, sex or religion. This point is significant because the declaration of human rights was actually established before America established its own civil rights laws. The review also emphasizes that slavery and servitude should not be the condition of any human being. This article was designed to dissuade governments/institutions from instituting policies by which people are subjected to servitude or slavery."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Marrus, Michael R. 1997. The Nuremberg Trial: Fifty Years After. American Scholar, Fall, 563+.
• Mcnerney, Patricia. 2001. The International Criminal Court: Issues for Consideration by the United States Senate. Law and Contemporary Problems 64, no. 1: 181.
• Rubin, Alfred P. 2001. The International Criminal Court: Possibilities for Prosecutorial Abuse. Law and Contemporary Problems 64, no. 1: 153.
• Morris M. (2001) High Crimes and Misconceptions: The ICC and Non-Party States. Law and Contemporary Problems. Volume: 64. Issue: 1. Page Number: 13.
• Crossland D. 2005. Nuremberg Trials a Tough Act to Follow. http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,386327,00.html

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