March 14, 2006

Prof. Douglas on Milosevic

In an opinion piece in today’s Los Angeles Times titled “Justice denied at The Hague?” Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought Lawrence Douglas takes on the notion that with the death in prison of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, his trial has been a “colossal failure,” as some have said.

Douglas, whose book on Milosevic is to be published by Princeton University Press (and published today, if the Times article is correct), describes the shortcomings of the trial, but looks ahead to the larger impact the trial could have:

Still, it is too early to condemn the Milosevic trial as a failure. One of the great, if overlooked, achievements of the Nuremberg trials was the astonishing trove of documents and materials assembled by researchers and prosecutors and since mined by generations of historians. I suspect the Milosevic trial will provide similar rewards to future historians of the Balkan wars.

UPDATE: Professor Douglas was featured on KCRW’S “To the Point,” speaking about Milosevic. A link to the program info (though Douglas isn’t mentioned) and a direct link to the Real Audio file. Thanks to Audrey for the tip.

Brian Meacham '97 | March 14, 2006 07:36 AM | Faculty

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