Introduction:
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials held to bring Nazi war criminals to justice and is now known as one of the biggest murder trials in history. This took place in Nuremberg, Germany between 1945 and 1949 and were held by the Allied Forces which includes Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, United States and China. This location holds significance as it was where the Holocaust started and where it would end. The Nuremberg Trials were most known for the prosecution of main members of the political, judicial, economic and military leaders of Germany during World War II as they caused terror through the systematic genocide of an entire race as well as being involved in other war crimes. The trials also persecuted those …show more content…
This was held between 20th November 1945 to 1st October 1946, where 24 of the most prominent political and military members of the Third Reich were trialled in the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg. The prosecution accused these major war criminals and also seven organisations which include the leadership of the Nazi Party, the Reich Cabinet, the Gestapo, the ‘General Staff and High Command’, Schutzstaffel (SS), Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and Sturmabteilung (SA).
As a result of the first set of trials for those of major war criminals, 12 well known Nazi members were sentenced to death while 5 committed suicide to avoid being captured. These included Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, Wilhelm Burgdorf, Hans Krebs and Joseph Goebbels. Additionally, three were acquitted and other members were sentenced to be executed or hanged. Also, there were several defendants who hoped to receive a lenient sentence claiming to have been “following orders.” However, many were found guilty and only few were able to escape …show more content…
It also set precedent for other genocide cases. The trials left a lasting legacy as the creation of International Military Tribunal acts as a model for other courts. As a result of the Subsequent Trials, the Nuremberg Code was created which is a set of research ethic principles for human experimentation. It was introduced in 1947 and acts as a rulebook for what is legal and what isn’t when it comes to human experiments. Many people believe that the Nuremberg Trials achieved its aim with retributive justice while others think that the legal justifications for the trials were too new and thus, controversial. There are also statements that suggest the Nuremberg Trials were ‘useless’ as they did not bring justice to the Jewish
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials held to bring Nazi war criminals to justice and is now known as one of the biggest murder trials in history. This took place in Nuremberg, Germany between 1945 and 1949 and were held by the Allied Forces which includes Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, United States and China. This location holds significance as it was where the Holocaust started and where it would end. The Nuremberg Trials were most known for the prosecution of main members of the political, judicial, economic and military leaders of Germany during World War II as they caused terror through the systematic genocide of an entire race as well as being involved in other war crimes. The trials also persecuted those …show more content…
This was held between 20th November 1945 to 1st October 1946, where 24 of the most prominent political and military members of the Third Reich were trialled in the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg. The prosecution accused these major war criminals and also seven organisations which include the leadership of the Nazi Party, the Reich Cabinet, the Gestapo, the ‘General Staff and High Command’, Schutzstaffel (SS), Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and Sturmabteilung (SA).
As a result of the first set of trials for those of major war criminals, 12 well known Nazi members were sentenced to death while 5 committed suicide to avoid being captured. These included Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, Wilhelm Burgdorf, Hans Krebs and Joseph Goebbels. Additionally, three were acquitted and other members were sentenced to be executed or hanged. Also, there were several defendants who hoped to receive a lenient sentence claiming to have been “following orders.” However, many were found guilty and only few were able to escape …show more content…
It also set precedent for other genocide cases. The trials left a lasting legacy as the creation of International Military Tribunal acts as a model for other courts. As a result of the Subsequent Trials, the Nuremberg Code was created which is a set of research ethic principles for human experimentation. It was introduced in 1947 and acts as a rulebook for what is legal and what isn’t when it comes to human experiments. Many people believe that the Nuremberg Trials achieved its aim with retributive justice while others think that the legal justifications for the trials were too new and thus, controversial. There are also statements that suggest the Nuremberg Trials were ‘useless’ as they did not bring justice to the Jewish