PHILOS 3Q03 Chapter 6: Nuremburg Trials - Opening Statements [ Required Reading Summary ]
8 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Opening Statements, Nuremberg Trials, Robert H Jackson - Reading
-Robert H. Jackson is a public prosecutor detailing the historical importance of NAZI war
criminals and lists the charges in detail
-First tribunal of its kind, 4 great nations with the support of 14 more and have 20 Nazi leader’s
prisoner
- The evil and sinister values that empowered these men are still affluent in the world, we must
use the law to ensure this never happens again.
-German people were stripped of certain rights under the National Socialist system
-The jews, catholics and free labour was made the scapegoats
-Never before in legal history has an effort been made to bring within the scope of a single
litigation the developments of a decade, covering a whole continent, and involving a score of
nations, countless individuals, and innumerable events
-However, the courthouse they were using was a SS base 8 month ago. No court system or
legal system existed in that part of the world for this type of jurisdiction
-He states the merit on which we judge these men today, is the merit on which we judge our
selves tomorrow
-Says in this court we must give them the veil of innocence till proven guilty ; leaders might by
mentally troubled
-Germany was left in ruins after the War, so we should keep that in mind when handling this
situation
-I do not want to get caught up in particulars of if the person did the crime or now
-I want to indite those people that didn't get their hands dirty, the leaders and planners
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com
Document Summary
Opening statements, nuremberg trials, robert h jackson - reading. Robert h. jackson is a public prosecutor detailing the historical importance of nazi war criminals and lists the charges in detail. First tribunal of its kind, 4 great nations with the support of 14 more and have 20 nazi leader"s prisoner. The evil and sinister values that empowered these men are still af uent in the world, we must use the law to ensure this never happens again. German people were stripped of certain rights under the national socialist system. The jews, catholics and free labour was made the scapegoats. However, the courthouse they were using was a ss base 8 month ago. No court system or legal system existed in that part of the world for this type of jurisdiction. He states the merit on which we judge these men today, is the merit on which we judge our selves tomorrow.
