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The gates swing open and inside lay mounds of emaciated corpses, haggard and diseased victims and remnants of skeletons within ovens so vast that they defy belief. At the close of World War II, the Allied Powers (The United States of America, England, France, and The Soviet Union) were faced with the dilemma of how to deal with the vanquished Axis military and political regime which had committed horrific crimes in its pursuit of world dominance. The United States, taking the dominant role, set forth in the Moscow Declaration of 1943 methods to deal with the punishment of Germany. Thus the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal was created. (Encyclopedia Britannica Online) Ultimately, the Nuremberg Trials were a partial success because they did make the world audience acutely aware of the horrors of the Nazi’s genocide and other atrocities. However, the trial was not without its flaws because it did show bias and was skewed to the side of the Allied Powers. In his opening argument, head prosecutor for the United States, Robert Jackson said, “The privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the peace of the world imposes a great responsibility. The four great nations flushed with victory and stu