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The role of the judge has been a topic on which there has been much debate. This can be seen in the 1961 film, 'Judgment at Nuremberg', as well as in the prevalent debate between Professor Griffith and Lord Devlin. In the film 'Judgment at Nuremberg' four Nazi judges are placed on trial at Nuremberg before a panel of three American judges. The prosecution calls these Ministry of Justice officials to account for murder, brutalities, torture, and atrocities committed during the Third Reich. The prosecution contends that the defendants cannot claim ignorance, as these men were already educated adults when the Nazis came to power. In the defence counsel's opening statement he states that the purpose of this trial is the re-consecration of the temple of justice and reestablishment of the code of justice. He calls for a clear, honest evaluation of the charges brought by the prosecution and argues that '...

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