Some people believe that the post-war trials were just a performance but that there wasn’t any real justice meted out at Nuremburg or elsewhere. Particularly, many people charge that the German post-war trials were too lenient on accused Nazis. Do you think the trials should have been handled differently? What could have been a better option for prosecuting war criminals? Do you think that all Nazi soldiers simply by virtue of being members of the army of the Third Reich, should have been prosecuted for war crimes? What else could have been done to punish the guilty? What should the international community do to make sure such events don’t happen again?

The defendant, angered because a rival gang member had twice beaten him up after school, obtained a heavy lead pipe and waited in a deserted alleyway which he knew the rival took as a route home every day after school. when his enemy came walking down the alley, the defendant leapt out behind him and smashed the pipe into the victim's head, knocking him to the ground. the defendant then rolled the victim over and pounded his face with 15 to 20 heavy blows with the lead pipe, killing him. the jurisdiction defines first degree murder as murder committed with premeditation and deliberation. all other murders are defined as second degree murders. why will the defendant be convicted of first degree murder (as opposed to second degree murder)?