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July 1, 2019 at 4:00pm

15th Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States

Join us at Chautauqua Institution's Hall of Philosophy on July 1, 2019 at 4:00pm for the 15th Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States.  This year's lecture will feature Donald B. Verrilli Jr., Former Solicitor General of the United States.

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August 11, 2019 at 5:00pm

An Evening with Bob Woodward

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15th Annual Young Readers Winning Essays

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Robert H. Jackson Center names Kristan McMahon President

The Robert H. Jackson Center envisions a global society where the universal principles of equality, fairness and justice prevail.

JACKSON CENTER EVENTS

EXHIBITS AT THE JACKSON CENTER

Current Exhibit: “A Loaded Weapon” – Photographic Perspectives on U.S. Internment Camps Of WW II

“A Loaded Weapon: Photographic Perspectives on the Japanese American Internment Camps of World War II."  This exhibit is part of the Jackson Center’s ongoing series of rotating exhibits exploring current events and challenges through the lens of Justice Jackson’s life and work.

Featured Lesson Plan

Checks & Balances- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company v. Sawyer

Two 40 minute lessons for Grade 11: United States History and Government classes including references to the DVD, Liberty Under Law, The Robert H. Jackson Story, websites, and student readings.

 

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Justice at Nuremberg

Four 40-minute lessons for Grade 11: United States History and Government classes complete with websites, handouts and suggested video clips from the DVD, Liberty Under Law: The Robert H. Jackson Story....

This Day in Nuremberg

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On June 26, 1946, Hans Fritzsche was called to the stand by his counsel Dr. Heinz Fritz. Fritzsche was head of the Home Press Division and Chief Radio Proagandist. In German, he testified on his motivation and attitude towards the Nazis. Also, his disdain for Streicher's Der Sturmer Read More

We are haunted by the greatest unfinished task of civilization which is to create a just and peaceful international order. If such a relationship between states is to be realized, we know its foundations will be laid in law, because legal process is the only practical alternative to force.

Address of Robert H. Jackson, Attorney General of the United States, Inter-American Bar Association, Havana, Cuba, March 27, 1941. Printed in The American Journal of International Law (p 348)