Joint Criminal Enterprise - Post World War II Trials

Post World War II Trials

In the aftermath of World War II, the courts established by British and United States in Germany applied this doctrine in the trials against Nazis. The Italian Supreme Court applied a similar doctrine in the trials against fascists.

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