Justice can be defined as “the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness” (Dictionary.com). Many people are not well-educated about the trials that occurred after the second world war, even though they were responsible for permanently eliminating Nazism and punishing the other horrific world powers at the time. At the time, this also included Japan, who is another main focus of this essay. The postwar trials of WWII tried many criminals and sentenced a lot of people to death or prison. The Nuremberg trials tried the most notorious Nazi criminals, while the Tokyo and other Pacific trials tried the Japanese. The amount of trials from other places around the world varied in amounts, where some countries tried many while others tried very little.
The Nuremberg Trials The Nuremberg Trials were some of the most well-known WWII trials. They tried the most notorious Nazis, and were held by the allies (Adams, …show more content…
Many countries around Europe tried Nazis following the war. Some of these countries included West Germany, the Soviet Union, Austria, and Poland. The USSR executed many of those found guilty, and sent many others to prison camps or exiled (Nazi War Crimes: War Crimes Trials). Another example is Poland, who convicted 2,471 criminals, and West Germany, who convicted 5,025 (Nazi War Crimes: War Crimes Trials). Austria has been described as a “paradise for Nazi criminals” (Emphraim Zuroff, Nazi War Crimes: War Crimes Trials). This was because they did not try or go after many criminals (Nazi War Crimes: War Crimes Trials). Furthermore, the trials conducted by other countries decreased the numbers of Nazis. The amount and length of the trials in other countries have impacted the reputations of these countries. In conclusion, the trials other than the major ones conducted by major powers were also used to stop Nazism and out those criminals to