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May 9, 2020 at 10:00am

Battle of the Books

On Saturday, May 9, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., the Robert H. Jackson Center will host its first-ever Battle of the Books.  Our battle invites any Chautauqua County students in the sixth through eighth grades to demonstrate their abilities and test their knowledge of a pre-selected list of books they have read in preparation for the battle.  Student teams earn points by answering questions about the books on the list. At the end of six rounds of questioning, we total the points earned by each team and the team with the most points will win the battle!

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Justice Jackson and the Application of Universal Ethics

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15th Annual Young Readers Winning Essays

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: Leading with Integrity & Innovation-A Tribute to Stan Lundine

This exhibit pays tribute to Stan Nelson Lundine and celebrates his political career nearly 50 years after it began.

Featured Lesson Plan

Justice Jackson and the Application of Universal Ethics

How do we truly know if something is moral?  Designed for the International Baccalaureate student and teacher, this unit is designed to offer students a detailed case study on how Robert H. Jackson led the allied efforts to apply a universal concept of ethical justice to Nazi officials captured at the end of World War II vis a vis the Nuremberg Tribunal.  Students will also consider the efficacy in developing UN International Tribunals and the International Criminal Courts.

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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.  ...

This Day in Nuremberg

Maxwell-Fyfe

The third week of the Trial saw the British put on their case dealing with Count on Aggressive War and Violation of Treaties. After the opening statement by Sir Hartley Shawcross, Deputy Chief British Prosecutor, Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe on December 5, 1945, dealt with how Count Two would be handled. He outlined that the Nazis had entered into a score of treaties which had been broken. His purpose was to build a clear record concerning the fundamentals of international law applicable to the case on aggressive war (both Counts One and Two). Read More

However, we must never forget that it is implicit in this philosophy [of the United States Constitution] that the discontented have a duty as well as a right to voice openly their dissatisfaction and that the contented have an obligation to tolerate and answer overt opposition, however distasteful. We must also remember that this concept of liberty had no tolerance of any form of lawlessness, no belief that there could be freedom except under law.

Hon. Robert H. Jackson "Liberty" speech made during his reception of the Medal Award for Distinguished Service in the Law New York, NY. January 30, 1954.