Friday, April 28 at 12 pm ET
Robert H. Jackson Center's Cappa Theater
and online via Zoom
Please join us as David Crane, former Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, joins a live audience by Zoom to discuss the preparation for the current case against President Vladimir Putin.
This contemporary conversation calls to mind that contemplating prosecution of war crimes and crimes against humanity early in a conflict is not unprecedented, and practice trials are often used to crystallize arguments for future use.
Years before World War II the American Jewish Congress organized a unique protest attended by 20,000 people in Madison Square Garden, in which former Secretary of State and Bemus Point resident, Bainbridge Colby, presided as judge in a mock trial, weighing Adolf Hitler's guilt in crimes against civilization.
In addition to Mr. Crane's informative perspectives, our event will also observe the 90 years since that prescient protest. Five transcript excerpt readings and contemporaneous news reports will be read by guest speakers Senator George Borello, Assemblyman Andrew Goodell, Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist, Judge John Ward and WJTN Announcer, Dennis Webster.
The Robert H. Jackson Center is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization that is dedicated to presenting accurate and balanced information about complex issues. The opinions expressed by various guest speakers, panelists, and authors do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center, its Board, and supporters.
The Center fulfills its educational mission by welcoming diverse views and by providing a forum to explore a wide range of perspectives on often controversial legal and public policy issues. While we make an effort to ensure the information we provide is accurate and balanced, we welcome your comments, suggestions, or correction of any factual errors.
Since 2001, the Robert H. Jackson Center has preserved the values embodied in the life and works of Robert H. Jackson, who served as U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and Chief U.S. Prosecutor of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Through programs, presentations, exhibits, media, internships, and scholarship, the Center seeks to demonstrate to current and future generations the relevance and applicability of Justice Jackson’s ideas and writings. The Center provides educational content on the United States Constitution and Supreme Court, civil rights, the legacy of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and international human rights, and the rule of law. During his illustrious career, Justice Jackson addressed these subjects, and the Center recognizes his thinking remains relevant today.
