By Connor Judd
In law school, Connor was the Managing Editor of Business & Production for the Government Law Review. In addition, he competed in multiple moot court events and interned with Hon. Denise A. Hartman, the Albany County Public Defender’s Office, and the Federal Public Defender’s Office.
Connor is currently an Assistant Public Defender for the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office. In his free time, Connor enjoys hiking, camping, and watching sports.
Connor wrote this paper for Professor Bonventre’s International Law of War and Crime seminar.
The Nuremberg Trials promised to usher in a new era of international accountability. The world vowed never again after witnessing the atrocities committed during World War II. Yet, the United States, the leading country behind the prosecution at Nuremberg, has continued to repeatedly violate the very laws and principles it sought to enforce.
This paper examines two war crimes in particular at the hands of the United States: the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam. Both offer case studies on how the United States has avoided responsibility for its actions in the wake of the Nuremberg Trials.
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