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Robert H Jackson Archive

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May 20,2020

Justice At Home Email Newsletters

See previous editions of the Justice at Home newsletter here.

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“An Existing and Indestructible Reality”? Justice Robert H. Jackson’s Thoughts on International Law and a Legal Case Study on the 100th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration

2017 RHJC summer intern Abigail Johnson, Allegheny College Class of 2018, examines International Law and the Balfour Declaration.

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A Change of Heart, A Changing Time, A Brilliant Legal Mind: Reconciling Robert H. Jackson’s Opinions in Dennis and Barnette

2017 RHJC summer intern Aaron Borger, Pennsylvania Class of 2018, examines Justice Jackson's opinions in West Virginia v. Barnette and Dennis v. United States.

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The Path to Judicial Supremacy: How the Supreme Court has Disregarded the Advice of Robert H. Jackson in Interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment and Undermined the Separation of Powers

2017 RHJC summer intern, Nicholas Cordova, Waynesburg University Class of 2018, examines the Separation of Powers through examination of Justice Jackson's work and writings.

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Jackson Center Opens 11th Annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogues

Robert H. Jackson Center will open the 11^th annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogues (IHLD), with a two-part program. The program features the conferral of the Joshua Heinz Award for Humanitarian Achievement and an unprecedented interview with the former and current Chief International Co-Prosecutors for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), commonly referred to as the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. Robert H. Jackson Center President Susan Moran Murphy made the announcement.

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International Humanitarian Law Dialogues

The International Humanitarian Law Dialogs (“Dialogues”) gather current and former international war crimes tribunal prosecutors, renowned academicians, and law experts to speak on current issues centered on a theme, allowing for meaningful discussions concerning contemporary international criminal law.

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10th Annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs in Nuremberg: 70 Years Later

The 10th annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs (IHLD), “A Lasting Legacy for the Future,” were held in Nuremberg, Germany on September 29-30, 2016 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the conclusion of the Nuremberg Trial for which Justice Robert H. Jackson served as Chief U.S. Prosecutor.

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In Celebration of Robert H. Jackson’s Powerful Eloquence

Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson enjoyed a distinguished career as former Solicitor General, Attorney General and Chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg trial against leaders of the Third Reich in 1945.

Throughout this period, however, it was his gift as an eloquent writer that distinguished him amongst his contemporaries and colleagues. And this appreciation for his powerful articulacy continues to the present.

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Jackson Center Accepts Award in Memory of Justice Robert H. Jackson

On May 4, 2016, the Robert H. Jackson Center was presented with a shofar by the International March of the Living to honor the center for promoting Justice Jackson’s memory and legacy and for perpetuating his legendary work in implementing justice with fairness and decency as architect and Chief U.S. Prosecutor of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg.