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Lecture

Judge Dennis Davis
The Eichmann Trial: The Charges, the Defense, and the Implications for Human Rights in the Contemporary World

Wednesday 12.08.2020

Summary

Unpacking the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, who was charged with crimes against humanity, war crimes, and membership in hostile organizations such as the SS and the Gestapo. The trial, however political, had significant implications for human rights law and international law.

Judge Dennis Davis

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Dennis Davis is a judge of the High Court of South Africa and judge president of the Competition Appeals Court of South Africa. He has held professorial appointments at the University of Cape Town and University of the Witwatersrand, as well as numerous visiting appointments at Cambridge, Harvard, New York University, and others. He has authored eleven books, including Lawfare: Judging Politics in South Africa.