Featured event
August 5, 2018 at 5:00pm
“Conversation w/ Mark Russell: A Midterm Report” An RHJC Fundraiser
Mark Russell, political satirist and comedian best know for his musical parady, will make an exclusive appearance to benefit the Robert H. Jackson Center.
This Day in Nuremberg
von Neurath
On June 25, 1946, Constantin von Neurath, Reich Foreign Minister and Rich Minister of Bohemia and Moravia, was cross-examined by Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the British Delegation.In August 1940, nearly a year and a half after von Neurath became Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, he wrote a letter of Dr. Lammers, head of the Reich Chancellery, a letter on the future organization of Bohemia and Moravia. The letter outlined the Germanization and treatment of the natives.
Judge Biddle questioned his relationship with Himmler and Judge Nikitchenko was interested in whether the Defendant had ever publicly expressed any disagreements with Hitler's policies. von Neurath replied:"No. It was not longer possible either to have a voice in the press.. Read More
We do not feel that due process of law should be construed to mean that non-resident traders shall be at liberty to seek our markets and to avoid our courts. While we are properly prohibited from seizing a defendant who has not submitted itself in some manner to our jurisdiction, we should not be compelled to banish a citizen plaintiff to an alien jurisdiction that he has never submitted himself to in order that he may pursue a cause of action arising here.
Jamestown, NY Lawyer Robert H. Jackson. New York Law Review, 1927.