On the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials, why such a reckoning is unlikely to happen again

On the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials, why such a reckoning is unlikely to happen again

In November, cinemas worldwide will release Nuremberg, a courtroom drama directed by James Vanderbilt. The film focuses on the International Military Tribunal against 24 major Nazi war criminals (though two were ultimately not tried) and seven Nazi organisations – including the SS, the Gestapo and the general staff of the army – at the end of the second world war.Its release coincides with the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials, which offi…