ritain, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Soviet Union and the United States of America.(See Affirmation). The Tokyo trials lasted two and a half years, from May 1946 to November 1948. Other war criminals were tried in the respective victim countries. Lastly, the war crime trials were held at ten different locations in China. The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) consisted of a large variety of different persons representing different countries. The Tribunal's sheer size and complexity is an example of an un-needed redundancy that among todays standards is unfathomable. When compared to its counterpart at Nuremberg, one can determine the seemingly comprehensive and complete proceedings as oddly overbearing. The Tokyo Trials "lasted three times longer than the Trial of the Major German War Criminals. It involved at least 230 translators and 237 Prosecution and Defense lawyers." The hypocritical aspects involve the methods and procedures in which the IMTFE operated. It was established in order to prosecute war criminals, allowing for the justice system to take on its role. Yet the IMTFE has set its own rules and standards, decided what evidence , however crucial, may or may not be entered as exhibits. The lack of a complete and fair trial existed not only in the admittance or the one sided exclusion of evidence, but also in the inadequacies of the Counsel or Members of the Tribunal. Note that there was also an immense unbalance of power between the two opposing sides. With all this in mind, were these trials ordered under the false pretense that the defendants would not have to endure any consequences? The integrity of the trials and the issues that revolve around them should be examined further. Meanwhile discussion on the Tribunals birth and establishment is in order.The three major powers, Unites States, Russia, and China met to discuss Japans Fate. Resulting from this meeting is ...
