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Narrative series on War, Crimes and Justice

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Narratives on Villains and Heroes in Times of Violence (Argentina, 1970s)

Violence in Argentina became a topic in the courts starting in 1985 but more than 440 films deal with memories of those years.  Luis Moreno Ocampo and professor Ted Braun from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts analyze some of these films.  
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Villains and Heroes of the 20th and 21st Centuries:

Analyzing Films, Miniseries and Documentaries on War, Crimes and Justice with professor Ted Braun. This course will analyze the narratives of film like Saving Private Ryan, Nuremberg Trials, The Eichmann Show, The Battle of Algiers, Apocalypse Now, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Captain America: Civil War, as well as miniseries like The Looming Tower and Homeland, and documentaries.
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War and Justice in the 21st Century

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Introduction: War and Justice in the 21st Century

This course presents two alternative models for dealing with conflicts in the 21st century: war or justice?
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Course on case studies based on “War and Justice in the 21st Century”

This course presents different case studies, including decisions made by a range of different actors in Congo, Uganda, Palestine, Kenya, Darfur (Sudan), Libya, Afghanistan and the Ivory Coast.  Seminar thought for a maximum 20 students with relevant experience in this area.
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International Criminal Court

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The Reckoning

  • Año de estreno 2009
  • Dirigida por Pamela Yates
The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court describes the ICC’s epic battle to investigate those accused of crimes against humanity, regarding of how powerful or protected they are. It provides insight into how the court worked to build its own global credibility.
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Prosecutor

  • Año de estreno 2010
  • Dirigida por Barry Stevens
Prosecutor explores the drama behind the scenes of the Founder Chief Prosecutor during the tumultuous years of working in the International Criminal Court. It reveals the difficult decisions that had to be made by this institution at the heart of peace and international justice.
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Darfur Now

  • Año de estreno 2007
  • Dirigida por Ted Braun
Darfur Now follows the story of six people bound together by the crisis of Darfur. These include the famous actor Don Cheadle, a young activist, a woman who joins the rebellion, a local leader and two international officials, and the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
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Narratives About the International Criminal Court

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The Court

  • Año de estreno 2013
  • Dirigida por Marcus Vetter and Michele Gentile
The Court presents the International Criminal Court as it investigates war crimes from its headquarters in The Hague. The cases include repression during the Arab Spring in Libya, alleged crimes committed during the Gaza War and the recruitment of child soldiers in Congo.
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Kony 2012

Produced by Invisible Children with the goal of making the Ugandan war globally known. Kony 2012 is a thirty-minute film that ended with Joseph Kony’s arrest at the end of 2012.
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Carte Blanche

  • Año de estreno 2011
  • Dirigida por Heidi Scopegna
Carte Blanche follows the work of investigators from the International Criminal Court as they gather evidence in Africa. Eight years after the violent acts, justice must be served. Jean-Pierre Bemba, one of the main commanders accused by the international tribunal for his role in systematic rape, will be brought to trial.
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Raphael Lemkin and Ben Ferencz

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Prosecuting Evil

  • Año de estreno 2019
  • Dirigida por Barry Avrich
Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World Of Ben Ferencz The film paints a portrait of Ben Ferencz at age 98, the last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials, who continues his life crusade to fight for justice and against war.
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Law not war

  • Año de estreno 2015
  • Dirigida por Ullabritt Horn
Chronicles the life of Ben Ferencz, who fled the First World War and came to the United States as a refugee, studied law at Harvard and served as a prosecutor during the Nuremberg trials at age 27.  Ferencz dedicated his life to helping create the International Criminal Court.
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Watchers of the Sky

  • Año de estreno 2014
  • Dirigida por Edet Belzberg
Based on the Samantha Power book “A Problem from Hell”: America and the Age of Genocide. The film tells the story of Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the term “genocide” and lobbied to make it an international crime. It then turns to the later work of Ben Ferencz, a prosecutor during the Nuremberg trials, and ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, as he investigates the Sudanese president for the genocide in Darfur
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