Sabina Abdrakhmanova
Chair
Sabina Abdrakhmanova is a third-year International Relations student at SDU University from Shymkent, Kazakhstan. She has extensive MUN experience as a delegate, Chair, Co-Chair, and Expert, earning Best Delegate and Outstanding Delegate awards at conferences including SDU MUN and ALA MUN. She has also organised multiple MUN conferences, including International SDU MUN and external conferences.
Beyond MUN, Sabina is the Head of the UNESCO Club, an English teacher, and a UNICEF volunteer. She is excited to welcome delegates to Nova MUN and create an inspiring, engaging, and unforgettable conference experience.
Beyond MUN, Sabina is the Head of the UNESCO Club, an English teacher, and a UNICEF volunteer. She is excited to welcome delegates to Nova MUN and create an inspiring, engaging, and unforgettable conference experience.
abdrakhmanovasbina3@gmail.com
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International Military Tribunal
Establishing Individual Responsibility for Crimes Committed During World War II
ATTENTION! You are transported to 20 November 1945. For this simulation, you must act as your historical character would have at the time, using only the information and evidence available in 1945-1946 - no hindsight, no knowledge of the final verdict.
The International Military Tribunal (IMT) at Nuremberg was established by the Allied Powers following the end of the Second World War to prosecute major war criminals of Nazi Germany. The Tribunal opened in November 1945 and represented one of the first major international efforts to hold individuals criminally responsible for actions committed during an armed conflict. Twenty-four major Nazi officials were indicted, with charges including crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy. The Nuremberg Trials raised fundamental questions about individual responsibility under international law. The Tribunal examined whether political and military leaders could be held personally accountable for crimes committed by a state, whether following orders could serve as a defence, and how responsibility should be established for large-scale crimes committed through state institutions.
The committee will simulate the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal, requiring delegates to examine evidence, present legal arguments, question witnesses, and challenge opposing claims. Delegates will represent members of the Tribunal, prosecutors, defence counsel, and defendants. The committee should consider the evidence presented, the legal principles applicable at the time, and the extent to which individual defendants can be held responsible for the crimes committed under the Nazi regime.
The International Military Tribunal (IMT) at Nuremberg was established by the Allied Powers following the end of the Second World War to prosecute major war criminals of Nazi Germany. The Tribunal opened in November 1945 and represented one of the first major international efforts to hold individuals criminally responsible for actions committed during an armed conflict. Twenty-four major Nazi officials were indicted, with charges including crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy. The Nuremberg Trials raised fundamental questions about individual responsibility under international law. The Tribunal examined whether political and military leaders could be held personally accountable for crimes committed by a state, whether following orders could serve as a defence, and how responsibility should be established for large-scale crimes committed through state institutions.
The committee will simulate the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal, requiring delegates to examine evidence, present legal arguments, question witnesses, and challenge opposing claims. Delegates will represent members of the Tribunal, prosecutors, defence counsel, and defendants. The committee should consider the evidence presented, the legal principles applicable at the time, and the extent to which individual defendants can be held responsible for the crimes committed under the Nazi regime.
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