Identify which of the following is NOT a principle established by the Nuremberg trials.

A. Individuals are liable regardless of whether they are military, government leaders, or low-level combatants.
B. International crimes can be those against humanity and war crimes.
C. Superior orders can be used as a defense for criminal liability.
D. Supremacy of international law trumps locate laws of state.


C. Superior orders can be used as a defense for criminal liability.

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