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23 cze 2022 · Unlike the grisly murder cases that precede it in our list, we include the trial of Adolf Eichmann because of its irrefutable historic importance – in many ways it really was a century-defining trial.
More than once such events have been excitedly referred to as "the trial of the century!" But which one really steals the scene? Here, Britannica profiles 10 significant, scandalous, or sensational trials in history. This list was adapted from a post that originally appeared on the Britannica Blog.
13 lis 2012 · The Massachusetts witch trials of the late 17th century – which reached an infamous climax in the town of Salem, in 1692 – remain some of the most fascinating cases of mass hysteria known to history.
5 wrz 2023 · These famous court cases, which frequently feature high stakes, heated discussions, and significant repercussions, by different courts including the Supreme Court have been crucial in forming legal history.
Clip from The Strange Case of the Law. 1640. Justice on the rack. Until the mid-17th Century someone accused of a crime could find themselves facing another terrifying ordeal: torture. In the...
Welcome to Famous Trials, the Web’s largest and most visited collection of original essays, trial transcripts and exhibits, maps, images, and other materials relating to the greatest trials in world history.
For this package, the Journal invited 10 distinguished lawyers from around the world to identify and describe one historic trial each. We gave them free rein, and it shows.
