テルフォード・テイラーは、戦争犯罪と国際法を扱った法律家、歴史作家。第二次世界大戦後のニュルンベルク裁判で検察に参加し、その後の米国主導の継続裁判では首席検察官を務めた。帰国後は弁護士として活動し、コロンビア大学などで法学を教えた。『Munich: The Price of Peace』（未邦訳）では、1938年のミュンヘン協定へ至る欧州外交を調べ、宥和政策、軍事力、指導者の判断を検討した。同書は全米批評家協会賞を受賞した。『Nuremberg and Vietnam』（未邦訳）では、ニュルンベルクで形成された法の基準をベトナム戦争へ照らし、戦争の遂行と責任を論じた。『The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials』（未邦訳）では、参加者としての経験をもとに裁判の経過、証拠、法的な争点を振り返り、戦後の責任追及の実際を記録した。
Telford Taylor was a lawyer and historical writer concerned with war crimes and international law. He joined the prosecution at Nuremberg and became chief prosecutor for the subsequent American trials. Returning to the United States, he practiced law and taught at Columbia and other institutions. Munich: The Price of Peace investigated the diplomacy leading to the 1938 agreement, examining appeasement, military power and political decisions; it won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Nuremberg and Vietnam considered the application of Nuremberg's principles to the Vietnam War. The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials drew on his participation to record the proceedings, evidence and legal disputes involved in postwar accountability.
Taylor, Telford (著)、Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955, U. S. Zone) Office of Military Government. Office, Chief of Counsel for War Crimes (著)、United States. Dept. of the Army (著)
