DSPO 25A62 - Seeking Justice: A Transnational History of War Crime Trials (ONLINE)
The story of post-World War Two war crime trials was long told from a Western standpoint with attention mostly focused on a few highly publicized international trials. By contrast, in this course, the stress will lie on 1. the transnational delivery of justice; 2. the plurality of protagonists, including genocide/war survivors, involved in shaping it; 3. the window into regime changes, evolving power hierarchies, social and gender norms trials offer.
The course builds upon a diversity of print, visual and oral primary and secondary sources, including filmed trials and archival documents. The students will be invited to learn how to explore these complex sets of data. They will also interact with former judicial investigators and scholars, invited as guest lecturers.
Nadège RAGARU
Séminaire
English
Spring 2022-2023
Evaluation will be based on:
- 1 oral presentation of a primary audiovisual/print source, a compulsory reading or the animation of the discussion with guest lecturers (50%).
- 1 written note on a compulsory reading. (35%)
- Participation in class. (15%)
1. Michael R. Marrus, The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial 1945-46: A Documentary History, Boston: Saint Martin's Press, 1997, pp.71-85 (chapter 4, The Court) and pp. 241-261, (chapter 9, Assessment and appendices).
3. Jakub Gortat, A Case of Successful Transitional Justice: Fritz Bauer and his Late Recognition in the Federal Republic of Germany, Polish Political Science Yearbook, 46 (2), 2017, pp. 71-84.
5. Lawrence Douglas, Convicting the Cog: The Munich Trial of John Demjanjuk, in: Norman J. W. Goda, (ed.) Rethinking Holocaust Justice, New York: Berghahn Books, 2020, pp. 198-210.