July 7-10, 2002

“Tyranny, Justice & The Law: The Nazis and Beyond” The Institute co-sponsored this July 7-10, 2002 Wannsee Simon Bond Seminar, held in Berlin, with Touro Law School and the Free University of Berlin.

July 07, 2002

The Seminar focused on the corruption of the rule of law in Germany under the Swastika and the lessons for contemporary lawyers and judges.  200 participants, including judges and lawyers, from many countries attended.  Panels were organized around the following subjects:  “Law Under the Swastika,” “The rule of Law in Germany: After the War,” “Morality and the Holocaust,” “The Guild of Nations: The Holocaust as Precedent for Redress,” and “The Individual and the State: Democracy Under Attack.”