Controversial Kinship. Colonial and National Socialist Violence
Trials: Colonialism and National Socialism in the Courtroom
Four trials that dealt with colonial and Nazi violence and with comparisons between the two – both in the courtroom and in the accompanying debates: What were the charges and what arguments did the defence use? Which social, historical and political controversies of the 1940s, 1960s, 1980s and 2010s were also at stake in these trials?
Moderated by Claus Leggewie
Place: Pei Building, DHM
3 February 2027, 6.30 pm
The USA vs. Otto Ohlendorf et al., 1947/48
With Leonie Steinl, Alexa Stiller and others
17 February 2027, 6.30 pm
The Military Court vs. Djamila Boupacha, 1960–61
With Raphaëlle Branche, Stephan Malinowski and others
3 March 2027, 6.30 pm
The Public Prosecution vs. Klaus Barbie, 1987
With Jan Gerber, Annette Wieviorka and others
17 March 2027, 6.30 pm
Mutua et al. vs. the United Kingdom, 2012
With Caroline Elkins, Claus Kreß and others
In cooperation with the Documentation Centre “German Occupation of Europe in the Second World War” (ZWBE)