the Potsdam Declaration, in which it stated that the people of Japan would not be enslaved or subject to any atrocities, Only stern justice would be carried out with the application of international law through the trial system. The International Prosecution Section was established to prepare documents for the indictment of the War Criminals. On January 19, 1946 the IMTFE was brought into existence. A Charter promulgated by General McArthur, Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, when the Tribunal was conceived is in essence the constitution in which the trials were to run by. (See Charter) At the same time the Rules of Procedure was also instituted (See Rules of Procedure). The IMTFE was established as a criminal trial for those individuals accused of Class A crimes stemming from their political positions in Japan during the Second World War. Inclusive are foreign ministers, chiefs of staff, prime ministers, etc. The one important exemption was the Emperor of Japan, for he was regarded as a kind constitutional monarch with his only intentions being to establish peace and prosperity for his people. The trials expenses were immense and was the only "consequence" for the United States. This was resolved when the Roosevelt administration had written off the trials cost of $300 million, in todays prices, sparing the Japanese taxpayer. The Americans had assembled an immense team of lawyers and support staff. This was indeed the American way of thinking. The mere handful of lawyers assembled by the Allied powers was higher in quality and shamed the American team who depended on quantity not quality. Another perverse aspect of the trials is the fact that the Defense team assembled for the accused were purposely handicapped by express provisions in their Charters. It was mandatory that the Accused were to make a written application in advance before seeking to produce any evidence in the form of documents or witnesses. This prior disclos...
