The event, titled “80 Years of the Nuremberg Trials”, is co-organized with the Faculty of Law at the University of Lisbon and the Diplomatic Institute. It will take place at the Amphitheater II of FLUL and is part of the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the current building of the Faculty of Letters Library.
Researchers, jurists, and international specialists will debate the historical significance of the Nuremberg Trials, considered a foundational milestone in contemporary international criminal justice. The principles affirmed at the time and their relevance to 21st-century challenges will be discussed. José Pedro Serra, Director of the FLUL Library, highlights the "extraordinarily current resonance and urgency" of the trials, emphasizing the importance of considering the "broad cultural, artistic, historical-political, and social horizon" that surrounded them.
Sessions will cover the evolution of international criminal justice, the role of the International Criminal Court, the historical memory of Nazism, media coverage of the Trials, and the principles emerging after World War II. Speakers include international figures such as Sir Geoffrey Nice, Kai Ambos, Laure Guilbert, Patrícia Galvão Teles, Miguel Monjardino, Patrycja Grzebyk, and Cláudia Ninhos.
The program also includes a musical recital and an exhibition dedicated to the theme, featuring works by visual artists and an archival-bibliographic display. Pieces by Erwin Schulhoff, a Czech composer who died in a concentration camp in 1941, will be performed.
The opening session will feature addresses by Hermenegildo Fernandes (Director of FLUL), Eduardo Vera-Cruz (Director of FDUL), António Leão Rocha (Director of the Diplomatic Institute), and José Pedro Serra (Director of the FLUL Library). The closing session will include participation from João Cura Mariano, President of the Supreme Court of Justice.
