Title Agreement for the prosecution and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis ("London Agreement")
Publisher United Nations
Author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, France and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Publication Date 8 August 1945
Country France | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Russian Federation | United States of America
Topics Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | War crimes
Citation / Document Symbol 82 U.N.T.C. 280
Related Document(s) Charter of the International Military Tribunal - Annex to the Agreement for the prosecution and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis ("London Agreement")
Cite as United Nations, Agreement for the prosecution and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis ("London Agreement"), 8 August 1945, 82 U.N.T.C. 280, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/47fdfb34d.html [accessed 21 May 2023]
Comments Agreement by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of United States of America, the provisional Government of the French Republic, and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed in London on 8 August 1945 and entered into force on the same day. The Agreement was deposited with the UN Secretary-General at the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 15 March 1951.
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