Nuremberg at 80: An International Reflection - Application of the Nuremberg Principles to Modern Day Atrocities

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This panel is part of the greater International Law Weekend Midwest at Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, OH. Eighty years ago, on October 1, 1946, the Nuremberg Tribunal issued its historic judgment, convicting leaders of Nazi Germany of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression. In this international conference, historians, international prosecutors, ambassadors, and leading academics will explore the legacy of the Nuremberg Judgment, from its application to the modern international tribunals to its relevance to contemporary events. Featured Speakers for this panel: Chair: Milena Sterio, Cleveland State University College of Law Amb. Todd Buchwald, Professorial Lecturer in Law, George Washington University School of Law, former Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Amb. Stephen Rapp, former Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, former Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone Amb. David Sheffer, Professor of Practice, Arizona State University School of Law, former Ambassador at Large-for-War Crimes Issues Amb. Beth Van Schaack, Distinguished Fellow, Stanford University Center for Human Rights and International Justice, former Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Dr. Paul Williams, President of the Public International Law & Policy Group, and Rebecca I. Grazier, Professors of Law and International Relations at American University Amb. Clint Williamson, Senior Director for International Justice at Georgetown University and former Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues. For more information, please visit Case Western Reserve University's website for the weekend. 1:30pm EDT in Jamestown, Washington DC, Cleveland, and New York // 18:30 BST in London, Leicester, and Cambridge // 19:30 CEST in Nürnberg // 12:30pm CDT in Chicago and Independence Click Here to Register for the Webinar

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