"Give the Benefit of the Doubt: Between the Death Penalty and Demjanjuk’s Acquittal Due to Reasonable Doubt" by Dr. Yehudit Dori-Deston, published in Ma’asei Mishpat (2025, Volume 16), the Law Journal of Tel Aviv University, examines how the severity of punishment influences judicial reasoning and evidentiary standards. By analyzing the 1986 Ivan Demjanjuk Trial and the Israeli legislation on Nazi war criminals, the article reflects on the broader moral and legal dilemmas associated with the use of capital punishment in a democratic society.

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