Ernest Janning. When considering his guilt or innocence‚ I am very torn. The biggest argument in this case is can “I was only following orders” be justified and supported to prove innocence. The laws of Germany as discussed in The Nuremberg: A fair trial reading‚ state that following orders is not allowed defense. With this mind‚ the defendants are completely left without a defense. The prosecutor opening statements discusses the complacency with Nazi rule shown by the judges and the blatant disregard
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The Salem Witch Trials During the years 1692‚ fear of devil worshipping and witch craft swept through the city of Salem‚ Massachusetts. More than 200 men‚ women and children were accused of witch craft. Of those 200‚ 20 people were executed. They were taken down to Gallows Hill where each was hanged for their crime. The trials went on for about a year; more and more people came forth with accusations of others who they thought were practicing witch craft or being possessed by the devil.
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Socrates was put on trial because he was charged with crimes. The first was “corrupting the youth.” (43) The second was “refusing to acknowledge the gods acknowledged by the city.” (43) The third count was “introducing new divinities.” (43) The reason Socrates was put on trial was because he was going around challenging men about their knowledge and wisdom. He was told by an Oracle that he was the wisest man who lived‚ but he was skeptical about it‚ so he went and tested out that theory. He went
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EbunOluwa Oyesina Matric No: 144636 Course: Law of Evidence Assignment: The question of admissibility of evidence belongs to the judge; those of its weight‚ credibility‚ sufficiency belong to the jury. Discuss Date: 29th May‚ 2012 The law of evidence is the basic kernel that underpins the administration of the civil and criminal laws of any common law country when it comes to fair and balanced resolution of
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the first time only after they have been broken‚ risking the viability of both the court and distorting law internationally. Furthermore‚ the trials of the offenders are often little more than post-conflict authoritarian demonstrations of power‚ with little legal legitimacy. The Nuremberg Trials will be examined as evidence to the assertion that these trials are detrimental to the pre-existing legal system and to the advancement of war criminal law as a whole. The Nuremberg criminals were officially
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reflects moral and ethical standards in relation to the use of juries as juries ensure an accused is judged by their peers and members of the community‚ however‚ the selection process in a jury can also result in a jury which does not fully reflect community standards. Under the Jury Act 1977 (NSW)‚ any Australian citizen may be called to serve on a jury‚ and citizens are randomly selected from the electoral roll. This means that the jury is essentially a representation of the community and its interests
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such tests. During the time of the trials‚ Giles Corey was called by the court to release names of those suspected of witchcraft. Rather than reveal the names of the people significantly he was pressed to death and took the names of the people to his grave. As the claims of witchcraft troubled the town‚ John had hopes of ending the problem by revealing Abigail’s true intentions of why she is leading the children to claim witchcraft of the townspeople. As the jury calls in Elizabeth Proctor to uphold
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the Christian theory of Divine Creation as described in the Bible. This caused many religious fundamentalists to fight against it. They took their battle to the law books‚ and they were challenged by pro-evolution modernists in the Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925. The theory of Evolution was developed by Charles Darwin throughout his life and published in 1859 in a book called "The Origin of Species." In brief‚ it states that all living things on earth evolved over time and that natural selection
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Dec. 1‚ 2011 Casey Anthony Trial What Went Wrong? Since the day that Casey Anthony was acquitted of all felony charges people everywhere have been asking themselves‚ “What went wrong?’’. How could it be that this women‚ whom everyone was sure had murdered her child‚ walked away with only 4 misdemeanors? All of which were of making a false statement to law enforcement. Our justice system says that the innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt
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i. Why is it so difficult for the jury in Twelve Angry Men to reach its final verdict? Rose shows that in Twelve Angry Men it is difficult to reach a verdict when jurors essentially have pre conceived ideas and bring personal prejudice in a case‚ along with Jurors that lack interest. These factors undoubtedly cause conflict and difficulty in the Jury system‚ which highlights a potential weakness in the democratic process. The trouble also arises from the fact that Juror 8 is one of the few Jurors
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