death or prison, they could not buy their way out with a fine.
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There were many purposes for the Nuremberg Trials. Place blame where it could be placed. To understand the causes of the war and the atrocities to prevent re-occurrence. To achieve a sense of revenge against those seen as cause the death and destruction. To investigate the accused atrocities and provide a fair trial.
A crowd was egging on the British soldiers by throwing stuff at them, 5 people were killed by the British, they got sent to trial but a lawyer believed that even the British deserved a fair trial and the British were cleared of all charges.
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There were several trials for war crimes and crimes against humanity after World War 2. The best known is the Nuremberg Tribunal (1946). - Please see related question. In addition there were several people directly involved in the holocaust were tried elsewhere. One of the first was the Bergen-Belsen Trial (September-November, 1945) held in Lüneburg. Forty-five concentration camps guards and the commandant were tried and 12 were sentenced to death and hanged. Other noteworthy trials include the Dachau Trial. There were also trials in Poland of some of the Auschwitz and Stutthof guards. In addition, Rudolf Hoess (not to be confused with Rudolf Hess), who had been Commandant of Auschwitz from 1940-43 was tried in Warsaw and hanged at Auschwitz in April 1947. Some of the worst criminals escaped to Latin America, where Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil gave them asylum.
Some difficulties in the Nuremberg trials included ensuring a fair trial despite the emotional context, determining the appropriate legal basis for prosecuting crimes that had not previously been defined as international crimes, and navigating the logistics of holding such a complex and high-profile trial involving multiple defendants and legal systems.
Some of the prominent Nuremberg trial defendants included Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and Albert Speer. These high-ranking Nazi officials faced charges related to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other atrocities committed during World War II.
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The result in the Hollywood Ten trial was a guilty verdict, and some of the defendants were sentenced to one year prison sentences and $1,000 fines. The charge was Contempt of Congress.
Yes, there was controversy surrounding the Nuremberg Trials, particularly regarding the legality of retroactively applying new laws to prosecute war crimes, the fairness of the trials, and the scope of punishment. Some critics argued that the trials were victor's justice and undermined the defendants' right to a fair trial.
They were the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. ____ There were some other similar trials, for example the 'Bergen-Belsen Tribunal'; there were trials in Poland, Belgium and France, and many other countries.
the effects were pretty bad but now we arnt all communist:)
The Nuremberg trials were considered just, as they were conducted to hold high-ranking Nazi officials accountable for their role in perpetrating war crimes and crimes against humanity during World War II. The trials helped establish principles of international law regarding individual responsibility for acts committed during wartime.
The punishment for the Nazi leaders at the Nuremberg Trials included death penalty, imprisonment, and some were acquitted. Twelve of the defendants were sentenced to death, three to life imprisonment, four to shorter prison terms, and three were acquitted. The International Military Tribunal established at Nuremberg prosecuted major war criminals for crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
There were many purposes for the Nuremberg Trials. Place blame where it could be placed. To understand the causes of the war and the atrocities to prevent re-occurrence. To achieve a sense of revenge against those seen as cause the death and destruction. To investigate the accused atrocities and provide a fair trial.
Assuming you meant the Nuremberg Trials, the truth is the allies found a number of Nazis guilty of crimes against humanity. Some were sentenced to life in prison. Some were executed.
The Nuremberg Trials.