The Nuremberg Trials
Explanation
The Nuremberg trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany Between 1945-1949. It’s main purpose was to bring Nazi war criminals to justice. The trials consisted of 13 trials with the defendants being Nazi Party officials and high-ranking military officers along with German industrialists, lawyers and doctors, were indicted on such charges as crimes against peace and crimes against humanity. Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, and Joseph Goebbels was never brought to court because he had committed suicide before their capture.
The most well known trial of the Nuremberg trials was the Trial of Major War Criminals. It was held from November 20, 1945, to October 1, 1946. The function of the trial was a mix of legal traditions: There were prosecutors and defense attorneys according to British and American law, but the decisions and sentences were imposed by a group of judges rather than a single judge and a jury. The chief American prosecutor was Robert H. Jackson , an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Each of the four Allied powers supplied two judges–a main judge and an alternate. Twenty-four individuals were indicted, along with six Nazi organizations determined to be criminal. One of the indicted men was deemed medically unfit to stand trial, while another man killed himself before the trial even began. the defendants during this trial were allowed to chose a layer, however most of the trials did not end up good for the defendants.
The most well known trial of the Nuremberg trials was the Trial of Major War Criminals. It was held from November 20, 1945, to October 1, 1946. The function of the trial was a mix of legal traditions: There were prosecutors and defense attorneys according to British and American law, but the decisions and sentences were imposed by a group of judges rather than a single judge and a jury. The chief American prosecutor was Robert H. Jackson , an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Each of the four Allied powers supplied two judges–a main judge and an alternate. Twenty-four individuals were indicted, along with six Nazi organizations determined to be criminal. One of the indicted men was deemed medically unfit to stand trial, while another man killed himself before the trial even began. the defendants during this trial were allowed to chose a layer, however most of the trials did not end up good for the defendants.
The Importance
The Nuremberg trials were important because 6 million people were murdered because of their religion. The U.S and other Allied Powers wanted to bring the Nazi officials justice and make them revive the punishment that they diverse. The Nuremberg trials was a way to almost completely wipe out the Nazi officials so that this tragedy won't happen against humanity again. This is also important because if this ever happens again we will know what to do in the court room. The Nuremberg trials provided justice to all of the families that had lost love ones to Hitler's madness.