Eighty years ago, verdicts were reached concerning some of those responsible for the Holocaust. The ruling sparked controversy, with punishments ranging from death sentences to life imprisonment, sentences of up to 20 years, and acquittals. The trials, held in Nuremberg, Germany, aimed to hold key figures of the Nazi regime accountable for their crimes against humanity. Despite the scale of the atrocities committed, only 12 individuals were sentenced to death. The relatively low number of death sentences has been a subject of debate for decades, raising questions about the effectiveness of the justice system in addressing the horrors of the Nazi era. The judgments delivered in Nuremberg remain a significant, and often debated, landmark in international law and the pursuit of accountability for war crimes.