Terrorists on trial – Can the courtroom help us heal?
Terrorists on trial – Can the courtroom help us heal?
Terrorists on trial – Can the courtroom help us heal?
SUMMARY
Federal and state courts try international as well as domestic perpetrators of terrorist acts on a daily basis. Much anticipated trials are due to take place in the coming months. Our panel of experts will discuss and compare how and why in France and in the United States these trials trigger so much interest and so many expectations. What role does the trial play for victims, beyond the judicial outcome itself, and how are victims involved in the judicial proceedings on both sides of the Atlantic? Do these trials have a role to play in terms of collective catharsis and in the writing of history? Can the trial, the main function of which is to try suspects, fulfill all these expectations?
Panel:
Anthony Sadler, one of the “heroes of the Thalys attack” in 2015
Leonie Brinkema, judge of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Jean-François Ricard, France’s first national anti-terrorist prosecutor
Denis Salas, judge and essayist
Moderator
Sonia Dridi, journalist at France 24
Metadata
Release date: May 5, 2021
Tag(s): Society
Metadata
Release date: May 5, 2021
Tag(s): Society
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