Dr. William Meinecke will outline the role of pre-World War II German courts in setting the stage for Nazi atrocities at the federation’s Mandel Building in Cleveland on Thursday, September 6. Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor will introduce Dr. Meinecke’s lecture that is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
This is the second time Dr. Meinecke has presented this topic for the Ohio Supreme Court’s Forum on the Law program. He spoke about the courts’ role in Nazi Germany in November 2010. The lecture marks the eighth in the Forum on the Law program that features regional, national and international authorities who address contemporary or historic legal topics. Additional co-sponsors include the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.
Title:
How the Courts Failed Germany
When/Where:
September 6, 2012
4:30 p.m. Registration
5:00 p.m. Lecture
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Mandel Building
25702 Science Park Drive
Cleveland, OH
You may also watch live stream at http://www.ohiochannel.org
Speaker:
Dr. Meinecke joined the museum’s Education Division in 1992, and he has worked extensively with law enforcement officers, judges, prosecutors and attorneys in the Law, Justice and Holocaust training program for the past 12 years. His book, Nazi Ideology and the Holocaust
was published by the museum in December 2007.
Cost/Seating:
There is no charge to attend, but seating is limited. To request seating, contact philplan@jcfcleve.org or call 216.593.2860 by August 30. Please include your name and the names of your guests.
Credit:
The Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education has approved this course for 1.25 general credit CLE hours.
More:
http://courtnewsohio.gov/happening/2012/FOTL_081012.asp#.UDV5AqPAEgc
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