Pros And Cons Of The Nuremburg Trials

Many people have thought of the Nuremburg Trials as a very controversial topic, but I really only see one side to it. In my opinion, I believe that the Nuremburg Trials was a good and fair way to bring German military officials to justice. Firstly, after what they had done to the Jews, the Trials were the least that the Allies could have done. During WWII, the Nazi’s altogether managed to murder over 6 million Jews across Europe, so punishing the people who participated in the genocide wouldn’t be unfair at all. Therefore, the men who were forced to attend the Nuremburg Trials deserve to face the consequences for their crimes against humanity. In addition, if the trials never happened, the tragedy that happened to the Jewish population would have been left unanswered. For example, there were many Jewish holocaust survivors that had lost family and friends who were desperately looking for justice and revenge. For the sake of all the tragedies that the Jews had to face, the
To begin with, it can be used as an example for future similar trials for war crimes. During the trials, a great number of men were executed, arrested, and banished. For example, for other genocides like the Rwanda genocide, the actions that were made during the Nuremburg Trials could act as a baseline for how trials should be held. As proven, the Nuremburg Trials can help by outlining what needs to be done in future trials. Furthermore, after seeing how Germany ended up after the genocide, it could encourage other political leaders to be more careful with their decisions. For example, Stephen Harper realized how wrong the Aboriginal residential schools were, so he publicly apologized for its inhumanity. As shown, the consequences of the Jewish genocide may help prevent anymore crimes against peace in this world. Although Jewish people looked at these trials as a form of justice, it left Germans with a different point of