The war crimes trials of Germans and Japanese officials following World War II established that individuals can be held responsible for wartime atrocities against civilians. The Jewish people were treated horribly in the concentration camps they were placed in during the war. The Germans were employing a genocide against the Jewish people. The Japanese were charged with plotting aggressive warfare, partial exterminating of civilian populations , the looting of occupied countries, and the maltreatment and murder of prisoners of war.
It is not difficult to convict leaders of crimes against humanity. The acts are made public and the people who suffered through the crimes should be served some justice. After World War II the trials convict
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