The Nuremberg Trials are referenced as a pivotal moment in the history of international legal efforts to hold individuals accountable for atrocities committed during war. Several of the podcast episodes discuss the legacy and impact of the Nuremberg Trials, as well as how they laid the foundation for modern institutions and frameworks for investigating and prosecuting war crimes.

For example, The Rules of War episode from Throughline traces the origins of the Nuremberg Trials and how they helped define modern notions of war crimes, while The Holocaust, human rights and the dying of the light episode from the Better Human Podcast explores how the Nuremberg Trials emerged from the ashes of the Holocaust and shaped the modern human rights movement.

Other episodes, such as Nazis in South America from Everything Everywhere Daily, discuss how some Nazi war criminals escaped prosecution by fleeing to South America after World War II, highlighting the ongoing challenges of enforcing international law and accountability.