“That four great nations, flushed with victory and stung with injury stay the hand of vengeance and voluntarily submit their captive enemies to the judgment of the law is one of the most significant tributes that Power has ever paid to Reason.” — from Jackson's Opening Statement before the International Military Tribunal

Upcoming Events


September 2007–June 2008

"Perpetrators" Exhibit and Program

Through special arrangements with the Tennessee Holocaust Commission, the Jackson Center has scheduled an exhibit of prints by internationally recognized artist Sid Chafetz.

Learn more about the exhibit.




March 31, 2008

Civil Rights Program

A partnership between the Robert H. Jackson Center and the Teaching American History (TAH) Grant brought Robin Smith, writer and director of the independent film documentary “Come Walk in My Shoes” and Dorothy Cotton, a national civil rights leader, together for a presentation and panel discussion on March 31, 2008, in the Jackson Center’s Carl Cappa Theater. Learn more about this event.




April 22, 2008

Shared Services: What You Need to Know

Shared Services: What You Need to Know is the topic of the upcoming Continuing Legal Education Seminar scheduled for April 22, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jackson Center. Learn more about this event.




April 8, 2008

Swedish Performer Ben Olander To Present Raoul Wallenberg Program at Jackson Center

Swedish storyteller, songwriter and singer Ben Olander will present a program on the life and times of Swedish humanitarian and diplomat Raoul Wallenberg at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2008, in the Robert H. Jackson Center’s Carl Cappa Theater. Learn more about this event.




April  28 and 29, 2008

Author Visit — Karen Levine and N.Y. Essay Contest

Award-winning author Karen Levine will be in Jamestown on April 28 and 29, 2008, as part of a youth education program co-sponsored by the Law, Youth and Citizenship Program of the New York State Bar Association and the Robert H. Jackson Center. Learn more about this event.




May 12, 2008

A Conversation with Harold Burson

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May 13, 2008

John Sember Law Day

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July 7, 2008

Jeffrey Toobin to Deliver Supreme Court Lecture at Chautauqua

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June 30-July 4, 2008

Robert H. Jackson—His Legacy and Times

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July 2, 2008

A celebration of Thurgood Marshall’s 100th Birthday

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August 25 & 26, 2008

2nd Annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs

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