Whitney R. Harris: Nuremberg Prosecutor
Whitney R. Harris speaking at Chautauqua Institution in 2001. |
A graduate of the University of Washington and Boalt Hall, University of California at Berkeley, continues to promote international human rights in lectures and at symposia. He is the author of "Tyranny on Trial: The Trial of Major German War Criminals at the End of World War II at Nuremberg Germany.
And in December 2001, Washington University renamed its Institute for Global Legal Studies in his honor.
The Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies functions as a center for instruction and research in international and comparative law, expanding knowledge and understanding of real-world issues and preparing lawyers for the professional challenges of the 21st century.
Mr. Harris was awarded the Legion of Merit for his work at the Nuremberg trials. He stayed on in Germany to serve as Chief of Legal Advice during the Berlin Blockade. Upon completion of his military service, Mr. Harris joined the Southern Methodist University Law School faculty.
In addition to teaching law, he was director of the Hoover Commission's Legal Services Task Force; served as the first Executive Director of the American Bar Association; and was Solicitor General of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in St. Louis where he practiced law until his retirement. In 1998, Mr Harris was a delegate to the United Nations-sponsored Rome conference that resulted in the treaty that will create the International Criminal Court.