They were unique, in that no horrendous atrocities such as the Third Reich had ever happened before.
Hitler's ambitions were to conquer the entire world- he was developing the hydrogen bomb, intercontinental delivery weapons systems, all manner of horrific poison gases, and Goodness knows what else. It took the combined efforts of the rest of the civilised world to destroy his regime and all that it was working for, even if they were ideologically opposed- for example, the USSR was hardly ideologically allied to the Capitalist West, but they knew evil when they saw it, and also knew that there was a difference between political opposites and unmitaigted wickedness. They thus allied themselves with the rest of the world in fighting to defeat Hitler.
The Nuremburg Trials thus saw a 'hybrid court'- some representatrives were from the Eastern Bloc, some were from the Wetsern countries. But they had ALL suffered under Hitler's regime. There were differences as to how the culprits should be punished, and furious arguments broke out regarding what should be done about them, but ultimately, no-one argued that the culprits should be punished or sentenced to death- just HOW they should be
The cost of the Nuremberg Trials was around $1.5 million. The expenses covered various aspects such as personnel salaries, court proceedings, and logistics.
US Supreme Court justice Robert Jackson was the Chief US Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals, which began in November 1945 and concluded in October 1946.
Robert H. Jackson served as the chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals. He was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
The chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials of war criminals was Robert H. Jackson, an American Supreme Court Justice. He led the prosecution team in presenting evidence against top Nazi officials for crimes against humanity.
The first Nuremberg trial were only for the European war criminals (Class-A). Subsequent Nuremberg trials were held for lesser criminals. Other European countries also held separate trials for lesser war criminals (Class B & C). The International Military Tribunal for the Far Ear were for major Japanese war criminals (Class-A). Other countries held separate trials for lesser (Class-B and C) war criminals. Also after WWI Germany agreed to hold war crimes trials but since the allies did not occupy the German/Austrian nations, the trials were not generally successful, thought the court did its best.
No. The nuremberg trials were held after the war, when several of the officers were take to court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The cost of the Nuremberg Trials was around $1.5 million. The expenses covered various aspects such as personnel salaries, court proceedings, and logistics.
US Supreme Court justice Robert Jackson was the Chief US Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals, which began in November 1945 and concluded in October 1946.
Robert H. Jackson served as the chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals. He was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Nazi leaders were not brought to justice during the Holocaust. That is why there was able to be a Holocaust. The Nazi leaders who survived were brought to trial after the war and the holocaust was ended. This was done by trying them in an international court of law before a panel of judges from the major allied countries.
The chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials of war criminals was Robert H. Jackson, an American Supreme Court Justice. He led the prosecution team in presenting evidence against top Nazi officials for crimes against humanity.
US Supreme Court justice Robert Jackson didn't oversee the trial, but was the Chief US Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, which began in November 1945 and concluded in October 1946.
death sentence if they were in same court room with the Nazis during Nuremberg trials
In 1945, President Harry S. Truman appointed Jackson (who took a leave of absence from the Supreme Court), as U.S. Chief of Counsel for the prosecution of Nazi war criminals. He helped draft the London Charter of the International Military Tribunal, which created the legal basis for the Nuremberg Trials.
Bench trials are when the judge is the decider of fact. A jury trial is where a jury plays that role and determines the verdict.
As a direct result of the Nuremberg Trials following World War II, the Nuremberg Principles were established, which set forth guidelines for determining what constitutes a war crime and the accountability of individuals for such crimes. Additionally, the trials led to the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and significantly influenced the development of international law, emphasizing individual responsibility for atrocities like genocide and crimes against humanity. This laid the groundwork for future international tribunals and efforts to combat impunity for serious crimes.
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