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SUMMARY:Nuremberg Academy Dialogue: Remembering Nuremberg
DESCRIPTION:On July 10\, 2026\, the Nuremberg Academy is organizing an international panel discussion to reflect on the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials. The discussion will focus on the continued importance of the Nuremberg trials and the resulting Nuremberg Principles formulated by the International Law Commission. This inaugural Nuremberg Academy Dialogue is conceived as part of the year-long international symposium titled “80 Years of Nuremberg Symposium” organised by the Robert H. Jackson Center in partnership with leading institutions from the United States\, Germany and the United Kingdom. \nThe Dialogue will address themes such as the interplay of law and politics as well as justice and memory in shaping contemporary approaches to justice and accountability\, perspectives on the Nuremberg trials over time\, the enduring influence of the Nuremberg Principles on institutions including the International Criminal Court and critiques of the trials including victors’ justice. It will also explore contemporary representations and interpretations of the Nuremberg tribunal in film\, literature\, and popular culture\, shaping public understandings of international law\, justice and memory.\nSpeakers \n\nAmbassador Stephen Rapp\, Senior Fellow\, US Holocaust Memorial Museum Center for Prevention of Genocide and Georgetown University Center for National Security Law\, former US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice and former Prosecutor of the SCSL and Chief of Prosecutions at the ICTR\nProf. Dr Gerry Simpson\, Professor of Public International Law\, London School of Economics and Political Science\nProf. Dr Annette Weinke\, Senior Researcher\, Historical Institute of Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena\n\nChair \n\nDr Viviane Dittrich\, Deputy Director\, International Nuremberg Principles Academy\n\n6.00 pm CEST / 12.00pm EDT \nThe panel discussion will be held as an online webinar and followed by a Q&A session with the audience. The event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. \nRegister here \nThe Nuremberg Academy Dialogue Series was initiated in light of the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Nuremberg trials. Through this event series convened by Dr Viviane Dittrich the Academy provides a forum for dialogue on topics of continuing importance and current significance and thereby seeks to promote public understanding of international law. (vd)
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SUMMARY:Movie Night at the Jackson Center: Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today
DESCRIPTION:About the Film:\nNuremberg: Its Lesson for Today is a powerful 1948 documentary (runtime ~78 minutes) that chronicles the first major Nuremberg Trials (1945–1946). Directed by Stuart Schulberg (with Pare Lorentz) for the U.S. War Department\, the film uses original courtroom footage\, archival Nazi records\, and the defendants’ own films to build the case against top Nazi leaders. The restoration of the film was completed in 2009 by Sandra Schulberg (Stuart Schulberg’s daughter) and Josh Waletzky\, featuring remastered audio\, court transcripts\, and a newly recorded narration by actor Liev Schreiber. \nViewer Advisory:\nThe film contains graphic archival footage of wartime atrocities\, concentration camps\, and courtroom evidence. Some scenes may be disturbing. \nDiscussion:\nAfter the screening\, there will be a facilitated discussion. \nThis program is sponsored by the County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency’s Live CHQ initiative. We thank Live CHQ and all of our donors for your continued support which allows us to keep our programs free and accessible to all.
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SUMMARY:25 Years of Asking Questions: Who Decides What Justice Looks Like?
DESCRIPTION:What responsibilities do prosecutors have beyond simply enforcing the law?\nInspired by Robert H. Jackson’s landmark speech The Federal Prosecutor\, this program explores the immense discretion prosecutors hold—and the ethical choices that shape justice every day. From deciding who to charge and what cases to pursue\, to determining when restraint is more just than punishment\, prosecutors wield extraordinary influence over how justice is experienced by individuals and communities alike. \nThis conversation examines how prosecutorial discretion shapes outcomes\, how bias and accountability affect decision-making\, and why Jackson believed the prosecutor’s role carried not only legal authority\, but profound moral responsibility. \nAbout the Speaker\nJessica H. Kim is the former U.S. Special Prosecutor for the Crime of Aggression. Appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2023\, Jessica was the first American prosecutor since Nuremberg to engage in international efforts to build cases on the crime of aggression. She worked with the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine (ICPA)\, a multinational task force of investigators and prosecutors based in The Hague securing crucial evidence and building cases to hold senior political and military leaders accountable for Russian aggression against Ukraine. She also represented the United States in international negotiations to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine under the framework of the Council of Europe. \nJessica previously served as Chief of Staff & Counselor of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division\, responsible for the strategic and operational management of hundreds of federal prosecutors and personnel conducting wide-ranging\, complex investigations and enforcement matters. From 2019-2022\, Jessica was the Department of Justice's Resident Legal Advisor for Bulgaria\, Romania\, and Slovakia\, providing justice sector assistance to build capacity in combatting corruption\, money laundering\, and organized crime. She promoted procedural and legislative reforms to counter foreign malign influence\, build an effective judiciary\, and promote the rule of law in Eastern Europe. Jessica also previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in the Southern District of Ohio\, where she prosecuted a broad range of federal crimes\, including white collar crimes and national security offenses. For her work as an AUSA\, Jessica received the Attorney General's Award for Outstanding Contributions by a New Employee; she has also received the Assistant Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service for advancing accountability and justice for Ukraine\, as well as the U.S. Embassy's Firewalker Award for her relentless pursuit of rule of law reforms in Eastern Europe. \nJessica currently serves as the Chief Legal Officer of Lisinski Law Firm\, one of the nation's leading immigration law firms specializing in humanitarian visa strategy and execution. In this role\, she oversees governance\, compliance\, data\, and enterprise risk\, aligning legal strategy with organizational priorities across 15 offices nationwide. Since its founding in 2020\, the firm has helped over 55\,000 individuals pursue pathways to legal status\, driven by its mission to expand access to justice for immigrant communities. \nJessica clerked for the Honorable Edmund A. Sargus\, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and the Honorable G. Steven Agee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. \n  \nLet us know if you will join us for this important conversation!
URL:https://www.roberthjackson.org/event/25yaq-who-decides/
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SUMMARY:The 22nd Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States featuring Michael Dreeben
DESCRIPTION:Michael R. Dreeben is a distinguished lecturer from government at Georgetown University Law Center and an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. From 1988 to 2019\, Dreeben served in the Office of Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice\, first as an assistant to the solicitor general and then as a deputy solicitor general. As deputy solicitor general from 1994 to 2019\, Dreeben supervised the criminal docket for the United States in the U.S. Supreme Court. Dreeben has argued 109 Supreme Court cases on behalf of the United States and private clients. He has briefed hundreds more. He also argued cases in every regional federal court of appeals\, including en banc cases in 10 circuits. During the summer of 2006\, he served as a special assistant United States attorney in the District of Maryland. \nFrom 2017 to 2019\, Dreeben was detailed to serve as counselor to Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III in the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and obstruction of justice. \nIn 2023\, Dreeben returned to the Department of Justice to serve as counselor to Special Counsel Jack Smith\, where he represented the United States on brief and in argument in Trump v. United States on the question whether a former president has immunity from criminal prosecution for his official acts. \nDuring his tenure in the Solicitor General’s office\, Dreeben argued many landmark cases in criminal law and procedure. These include cases involving hate crimes and the First Amendment\, Fourth Amendment rights in the internet age\, cases involving public corruption and private fraud\, and the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause. \nDreeben received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, a master’s degree in history from the University of Chicago\, and his law degree from Duke University\, where he served as an articles editor on the Duke Law Journal. He served as a law clerk to the honorable Jerre S. Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Dreeben has also taught at Harvard Law School\, Duke Law School\, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, and has published articles and posts on the Supreme Court and the Department of Justice. His most recent essay is “Robert Jackson’s The Federal Prosecutor Revisited\,” in the Harvard Law Review Forum (2026). \nEvery summer the Jackson Lecture is a leading expert discussing the Supreme Court\, the Justices\, signal decisions\, and related legal developments. Previous Jackson Lecturers have been Geoffrey Stone (2005)\, Linda Greenhouse (2006)\, Seth Waxman (2007)\, Jeffrey Toobin (2008)\, Paul Clement (2009)\, Jeff Shesol (2010)\, Dahlia Lithwick (2011)\, Pamela Karlan (2012)\, Charles Fried (2013)\, Akhil Amar (2014)\, Laurence Tribe (2015)\, Tracey Meares (2016)\, Judge Jon O. Newman (2017)\, Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella of Canada’s Supreme Court (2018)\, Donald B. Verrilli\, Jr. (2019)\, Ruth Marcus (2020)\, Melissa Murray (2021)\, Reva Siegel (2022)\, Justin Driver (2023)\, Kate Shaw (2024) and Kim Lane Scheppele (2025). \n  \nHow To Access This Event \n\nGate Pass Holder: Access to this event is included with the Gate Pass.\nSingle Tickets: Price: Gate pass or single ticket required\nOnline: View this event on Chautauqua Institution's YouTube paid membership channel. Register/Sign-up\n\n  \nWe hope you will join us!
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SUMMARY:Educator Retreat - From Atrocity to Accountability:  Teaching the Nuremberg Trials
DESCRIPTION:In August 1945\, the Allies faced an unprecedented question: how should the world respond to crimes so vast they seemed beyond law itself? The Nuremberg Trials answered that question by establishing that individuals\, even heads of state\, could be held accountable for crimes against humanity. \nThis four-day educator retreat explores the origins\, conduct\, and legacy of the Nuremberg Trials\, with special attention to the leadership of Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson as Chief U.S. Prosecutor. Participants will examine the moral and political decisions that shaped the trials\, the challenges of prosecuting mass atrocity\, and the continuing struggle for international justice. \nThrough presentations\, primary sources\, and collaborative activities\, educators will gain both historical understanding and practical tools for teaching this pivotal moment in world history. Sessions will address propaganda\, moral courage\, the role of witnesses\, and the ongoing relevance of Nuremberg in today’s global landscape. \nParticipants will leave with classroom-ready materials\, new pedagogical strategies\, and a deeper understanding of how law\, history\, and ethics intersect when confronting injustice. \nLunch will be provided each day. \nScholars: \n\nEileen Angelini\, Ph.D.\, recipient of a 2010-2011 Canada-U.S. Fulbright award as a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Globalization and Cultural Studies at McMaster University (Hamilton\, ON)\, received her B.A. in French from Middlebury College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in French Studies from Brown University. Dr. Angelini\, named to the 2013-2017 Fulbright Specialist Roster\, was the Grantee for Fulbright Specialist Project “Francophone Culture: Literature\, Pedagogy and Additional Language Acquisition” at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg\, Manitoba). Dr. Angelini's work with Holocaust survivors and documenting the events of the WWII Occupation of France was recognized by the French Government with the award of Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques. This award was created by Napoleon Bonaparte in March 1808 as a reward for devotion and accomplishment in the realm of teaching. Dr. Angelini’s teaching has also been recognized by the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) with the Dorothy Ludwig National Award for Outstanding Teacher of the Year at the University Level and by the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT) with the Ruth E. Wasley Distinguished Teacher Award Post-Secondary.\nElizabeth Hosier is the Director of Programs at the Robert H. Jackson Center and is responsible for designing and curating educational programs\, workshops\, lectures\, and events in alignment with the Center’s mission of promoting democracy and human rights through Jackson's life and principles. Elizabeth dual majored in history and adolescent education for her B.A. at Canisius College (now Canisius University) with a focus on WWII and Holocaust Studies. She received her MSED in adolescent literacy from Saint Bonaventure University. With over a decade of experience in the museum field\, Elizabeth has become passionate about engaging with diverse audiences through dynamic educational experiences.\n\nQuestions? Email ehosier@roberthjackson.org \nRegister by filling out this form. Retreat open to 25 educators\, free of charge.
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SUMMARY:2026 Jackson After Dark
DESCRIPTION:Tickets on Sale Now!\n\nIt's not an event. It's an experience.\n\n\nLISTEN | Let Mandy Majtan's cello wash over you from the front porch\, then follow Norm Karin's guitar into the historic Kent Mansion. This year's headliner is Lucas West\, from NBC's The Voice. Watch him in action here. Lucas will perform two sets at Jackson After Dark\, at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.\, in the Center's Cappa Theatre.\nTASTE | Sip specialty cocktails featuring spirits provided by Evans Wines & Liquors and wines from Johnson Estate Winery\, or reach for a craft beer from Wicked Warren's.\nSMELL | Follow your nose to a Chef Action Station by Studio D\, where enticing aromas draw you in before the first bite.\nFEEL | Wander the elegant rooms of the Jackson Center as night falls\, surrounded by history.\nSEE | Sukanya Burman Dance company members weave through the evening with improvisational performances that find you wherever you roam.\n\n\nTickets are $85 per person\, with all proceeds supporting programming and operations at the Robert H. Jackson Center.\n\nPurchase tickets by September 7 through the form below\, or contact us at (716) 483-6646 or info@roberthjackson.org.\nThank you to our sponsors:
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