Study On War Criminal Trials In Singapore After World War Ⅱ

The brutality of the Second World War is well known.The atrocities of the Japanese fascists have been strongly condemned by the international community,and all sectors of society hope that these leaders of the military’s violent policies and the perpetrators of the atrocities against civilians and prisoners will get what they deserve.Sanctions.In Singapore,the United Kingdom conducted the Singapore War Crimes Trial on the basis of a royal warrant issued by the British Administration in 1945 under the Royal Privilege(Royal Privilege Order 1945).From 1946 to 1948,the British tried more than 400 people associated with the Japanese military in Singapore.They not only committed war crimes in Singapore,but also war crimes throughout Asia.Most of these accused people are from Japan.A few people are from North Korea and Chinese Taiwan.These trials in Singapore were conducted concurrently with hundreds of war crime trials organized by Britain,the United States,the Netherlands,China and Australia in Asia.Similar trials for Axis powers were conducted by allied governments and other European governments.Although the public is still most familiar with the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials,it is worth noting that the Tokyo and Nuremberg trials only prosecuted a few senior leaders of the Axis powers.Most war crime suspects are tried in national war crime trials,such as the Singapore trial.Singapore was a British colony during post-war trials,so these trials were conducted in a very special legal environment.Many cases fail to make a comprehensive judgment because it is difficult for the court to finalize the legal basis for judicial judgment.In addition,the legal regulations familiar to many international criminal law experts today have not yet been established during postwar trials.Moreover,the Singapore trial has another characteristic,that is,the focus of the trial is the defendant with a low to intermediate military level.In the Singapore trial,the lowest-ranking military defendants were guards and soldiers,while the highest-ranking defendants were lieutenant generals and navy admirals.This article has three broad goals.First,understand the hardships suffered by Singapore during the Japanese occupation period,and examine the trials of various war criminals focusing on Singapore ’s infamous war crimes.Second,study the British model of organizing Singapore trials and the laws and regulations under which they are conducted;Third,discuss the social repercussions brought about by the outcome of the Singapore war criminal trial.In order to achieve these three goals,the following work will be done: The first part briefly introduces the Singapore war criminal trial,including the form of the British trial organized in Singapore and the legal framework for the Singapore trial.After the war,the British dominated the trial of war criminals in many regions and various types.Does the British have special considerations in organizing the Singapore trial? The second part recalls the atrocities committed by the Japanese soldiers after going to Malaya during the Second World War.Territorial encroachment is not the only purpose of the Japanese army."Clearing out" overseas Chinese who are in the heart of the motherland’s anti-Japanese cause is also one of the Japanese military’s strategies.The Japanese army carried out the massacre in the Malayan region to eliminate the hostile forces.The local people and prisoners of war were also unable to escape from the Japanese claws.They either became victims of the Holocaust or were sent to Myanmar and Thailand to build a death railway or become victims of the Japanese army’s biochemical experiments.If you want to have a complete understanding of Singapore ’s war criminal trial,it is also necessary to understand the evolution of international war jurisprudence.The third part gives a general account of the development of human law in war from ancient times to the present.The fourth part will discuss several important cases from the Singapore trial.The war crimes tried in these cases included killing civilians,ill-treatment of prisoners and illegal experiments.Obtain an objective view of the justice of Singapore from the diversity of trials.When analysing a specific case,it will clarify the responsibility of the case,the crime committed by the defendant and the final judgment result.Combined with tentative discussions about the omissions of guilt,the relevance of members of the organization,and the impact of superior orders.The article concludes by discussing the public response and historical reflection of the Singapore trial.The Singaporean public is very interested in the battle and victory of the Second World War,but little is known about the judicial efforts after the war.The trials,tribulations,achievements and failures of the Singapore trial are all important parts of the history of World War II.If there is real and lasting peace,these historical issues must be faced and understood.