British judge who presided over the major war criminals (www.wikipedia.org). In my research
paper I will be talking about how the Nuremberg trials were created, the main events and the
people involved and the first and second parts of the trials. The international military tribunal and
the doctor and military trials. The Nuremberg trials were essential in bringing Nazi war criminals
to justice and enabled Europe to move on after world war 2.
The Nuremberg trials were created by the allied forces. Wikipedia.org states “On
January 14th, 1942 representatives from the nine occupying countries met in London to draft the …show more content…
“law2.umkc.edu states the Doctors
Trial considered the fate of twenty-three German physicians who either participated in the Nazi
program to euthanize persons deemed "unworthy of life" (the mentally ill, mentally retarded, or
physically disabled) or who conducted experiments on concentration camp prisoners without
their consent. The trails lasted for a 140 days. “Eighty-five witnesses testified (law2.umkc.edu)”
“Sixteen of the doctors charged were found guilty. Seven were executed”(law2.umkc.edu).
Law2.umkc.edu states The Justice Trial is one of the most interesting of the Nuremberg trials.
The trial of sixteen defendants, members of the Reich Ministry of Justice or People 's and
Special Courts, raised the issue of what responsibility judges might have for enforcing
grossly unjust--but arguably binding—laws”. In the end they got what they deserved Ten of the
sixteen defendants convicted, four acquitted, one died before verdict, one mistrial due to serious
illness during trial. Four defendants sentenced to life, the other six convicted