Punishment for War Crimes
1942 declaration from several Allied governments-in-exile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the declaration at St James' Palace on 12 June 1941, see Declaration of St James's Palace.
Punishment for War Crimes was the title of a declaration issued by the representatives of eight Allied governments-in-exile and the Free French at the third Inter-Allied Conference at St James's Palace in London, United Kingdom, on 13 January 1942. It has been described as the "first milestone" towards the creation of an international legal framework for the prosecution of war crimes in German-occupied Europe during World War II.[1]
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Third Inter-Allied Conference Punishment for War Crimes | |
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Host country | United Kingdom |
Date | 13 January 1942 |
Venue(s) | St James's Palace |
Cities | London |
Participants | Belgian government in exile Czechoslovak provisional government-in-exile Greek government-in-exile Luxembourg government-in-exile Dutch government-in-exile Norwegian government-in-exile Polish government-in-exile Yugoslav government-in-exile Free French National Committee |
Chair | Władysław Sikorski |
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