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The Nuremberg Laws, enacted in Nazi Germany on September 15, 1935, during the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party, established a legal framework for the persecution of Jews, Romani, and Black people. The implementation of these antisemitic and racist laws marked a point of no return in what is known as the "Final Solution" to the Jewish Question and led to the Holocaust, resulting in the deaths of millions of people. However, amidst the darkness, a significant legal advancement emerged on the eve of the Trial of the Major War Criminals at Nuremberg in the post-war world: the concept of crimes against humanity. This concept aimed to safeguard civilian populations during both peacetime and wartime, even from abuses committed by their own governments. It continues to be a fundamental principle of international law to this day, serving as a vital safeguard for human rights and justice worldwide.

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