Robert H. Jackson—His Legacy and Times
“Robert H. Jackson – His Legacy & Times” lecture series being held at Chautauqua Institution June 30-July 4, each morning at 9:00 a.m.to 10:00 a.m. at the Hall of Philosophy.
Daily sessions will examine the career and life of Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson. Course registration is required, and will be handled through Special Studies at Chautauqua Institution at 716-357-6250, at a course fee of $65.00.
Lecture topics include Jackson before Nuremberg, including a short exploration of the issues encountered by the Roosevelt administration after taking office at the height of the Great Depression; Jackson at Nuremberg, including an exploration of the first international criminal tribunal following the end of World War II; and Jackson following Nuremberg, which will address the critical court cases from 1946 until Jackson’s death in 1954.
Monday & Tuesday lectures will be led by Bruce Dierenfield, professor of history at Canisius College. He is the author of The Battle over School Prayer: How Engel v. Vitale Changed America (2007), The Civil Rights Movement (2004), and Keeper of the Rules: Congressman Howard w. Smith of Virginia (1987).
E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr., who served as a law clerk successively to U.S. Supreme Court Justices Robert H. Jackson, Felix Frankfurter, and John Marshall Harlan, will lead the Wednesday session. He is of counsel at Hogan & Hartson of Washington, D.C., and previously served as special assistant to the attorney general and to the White House during the Kennedy administration.
Benjamin Davis, associate professor at the University of Toledo College of Law, where he teachers in the areas of contracts, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, public international law, and international business transactions will lead the Thursday session.
Friday lecturer John Q. Barrett is a professor of law at St. John’s University in New York City, where he teaches constitutional law, criminal procedure and legal history. He is currently writing the biography of Robert H. Jackson.
For more information, please contact the Jackson Center.
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