John Dolibois examines war crimes trials

April 12, 2006

John E. Dolibois, former Miami University Vice President and United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, considers the topic of “Invention War Crimes Trials: The Case of Nuremberg” concluding this season's Michael J. Colligan Lecture Series Tuesday, April 18, beginning at 7:30pm in Parrish Auditorium. (Please note change of venue.)

The Ambassador, who is the last surviving interrogator from the fateful Nuremberg War Crimes Trials of 60 years ago, will offer his first-hand recollections of the perpetrators of the Nazi Holocaust whom he interviewed, including Jodl, Keitel, and -- most infamously -- Goering.

In addition, John will look at the evolution of the phenomenon of war crimes trials from the 1940s to the present. He'll also reflect on the continuing role of such trials in the context of the current struggles in the Middle East.

According to Michael Carrafiello, director of The History Project, “John, who at 88 remains as spry as ever, will thereby offer to each of us a unique and fleeting opportunity to plumb the motivations and learn the lessons behind what was assuredly one of the darkest chapters in human history."

Sponsored by the Michael J. Colligan History Project of Miami University Hamilton and by The Hamilton Community Foundation, the series is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.