The Nuremberg verdict is relevant today, more than ever

The Nuremberg verdict gave a criminal-legal assessment of the crimes of the Nazi leadership of Germany and was a kind of legal outcome of the Second World War. The verdict has become a kind of basis for the formation of the system of International Criminal Justice. Obviously, this event has always attracted and will continue to attract the attention of foreign and domestic researchers. A clear evidence of the relevance of such interest is the work of A.N. Savenkov considered by us.It should also be noted the following circumstance, which emphasizes the importance of the monograph we are considering in terms of a multilateral vision of the features of criminal military justice. The author highlights those sections of his research, which allows him to make an unambiguous conclusion that the Soviet justice, following in the wake of international cooperation, at the same time actively formed its own approach to the problem of punishment for war crimes.Noteworthy are the author's conclusions about the significance of the work of the Tribunal. The fact that Nuremberg became the basis for a completely different understanding and perception of the principles of the world order is highlighted. Nuremberg passed the Judgment in the name of peace, and it was based on the observance of all procedural principles and procedures for the administration of justice adopted in various countries.