[UN Holocaust Programme] Invitation to "Justice and Accountability after the Holocaust" – Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.,ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011
To the Editor,
United Nations Department of and the International Bar Association invite you to Justice and Accountability after the Holocaust Wednesday, 9 November 20116:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
ECOSOC Chamber, Temporary North LawnBuilding (UNHQ).
The roundtable discussion with prominent historians and legal professionals will focus on the role of the judiciary n Germany under Nazi rule, and the establishment of the international justice system in the aftermath of WWII and the Nuremberg Trials. The panelists will address the legal implications of the judiciary’s complicity in upholding is criminatory Nazi laws which culminated in the Holocaust. The discussion will then shift to the role of States and courts today in protecting vulnerable populations, holding war criminals accountable and preserving democratic values.
Speakers:
Cecile Aptel, Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s War Crimes Committee, Professor at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Patricia Heberer, an historian with the Centre for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Irwin Cotler, Member of Parliament and former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Karen Odaba Mosoti, International Lawyer, Head of Liaison Office of the International Criminal Court to the United Nations
Moderator:
Ramu Damodaran, Deputy Director for Partnerships and Public Engagement, Outreach Division, United Nations Department of Public Information.
To register, please complete online registration form at www.un.org/holocaustremembrance.
October 31, 2011