The Nuremberg Trials: True Justice
The Nuremberg trials were trials that were supposed to bring Nazi’s to justice. The Nuremberg trials occurred during the years of 1945 and 1946. During this time World War II had just ended with the Allies’ victory and many cities in Europe were rebuilding themselves thanks to the war. The Nazi war criminals were under the jurisdiction of the Allied Powers (England, United States, Soviet Union, and France). The trial was consisted of “twenty-two major Nazi criminals”, however only twelve were sentenced to death. During the hearing most Nazi’s “admitted to the crimes of which they were accused” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). But one of the biggest questions that remains after the trials was whether or not it was true justice that
as delivered to the Nazi’s. One of the sides that suggested that the Nuremberg trials were unjust was the side that suggested that the soldiers were only following the orders of their superior, but is it “a defense to a soldier or civilian defendant that he acted under the order of a superior?” (Wyzanski). One of the reasons that soldiers may have committed crimes against humanity is because they could “yielded to wrongdoing only out of fear of loss of his life or his family's.” (Wyzanski). For example, a German soldier may be guilty of murder, but the reason he murdered a person was because if not “ his wife tortured in a concentration camp” (Wyzanski). This gives incentive for soldiers to obey the bidding of their superiors in the military. All in all this shows that the Nuremberg trials had much more to consider than whether or not the soldier committed murder or crimes during then.
as delivered to the Nazi’s. One of the sides that suggested that the Nuremberg trials were unjust was the side that suggested that the soldiers were only following the orders of their superior, but is it “a defense to a soldier or civilian defendant that he acted under the order of a superior?” (Wyzanski). One of the reasons that soldiers may have committed crimes against humanity is because they could “yielded to wrongdoing only out of fear of loss of his life or his family's.” (Wyzanski). For example, a German soldier may be guilty of murder, but the reason he murdered a person was because if not “ his wife tortured in a concentration camp” (Wyzanski). This gives incentive for soldiers to obey the bidding of their superiors in the military. All in all this shows that the Nuremberg trials had much more to consider than whether or not the soldier committed murder or crimes during then.