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Lawyers and the Holocaust: An Ethical Exploration, 4/29
How could the Holocaust happen? Were there no laws to prevent it? “Lawyers and the Holocaust: An Ethical Exploration” will examine the history and ethics of the legal profession in Germany both prior to the ascension of the Nazi Party in 1933 and, then, during the Nazi period. Examining the role of legal practitioners—lawyers and judges—in Nazi Germany will underscore the reality that moral codes governing the legal profession can break down or be distorted with devastating consequences. What is the proper role of lawyers, judges and the law? What did the legal profession do to further or oppose the legal system during the Holocaust? What are some of the characteristics of those ethical challenges that may recur – in a different form – in the present? This engaging and interactive program will investigate the enabling and executing roles that professionals and organizations played in Nazi Germany as a means of displayi
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ABOUT THE GIRARD-diCARLOS
Ambassador David F. Girard-diCarlo, Ret. is a 1973 graduate of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Villanova Law Review and chairman of the honor board. Mr. Girard-diCarlo had served for 22 years as managing partner and then chairman of Blank Rome LLP, one of the 100 largest law firms in the United States, and had also served as chairman and CEO of Blank Rome Government Relations LLC, when he was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by the Senate to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Austria. In that role, Ambassador Girard-diCarlo oversaw more than 500 U.S. and Austrian employees at the Embassy. Ambassador Girard-diCarlo’s responsibilities also included oversight of the operations of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Vienna and the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
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Villanova, Pa. (PRWEB) February 10, 2015 -- Villanova University School of Law (VLS) announced today that Ambassador David F. Girard-diCarlo ’73, retired U.S. Ambassador to Austria and former Managing Partner and Chairman of Blank Rome LLP, and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo ’74, former senior executive at ARAMARK Corporation, have committed $5 million for the establishment of The David F. and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo Center for Ethics, Integrity and Compliance. The Center fryst vatten dedicated to the utforskning and research of ethics and compliance through the offering of innovative interdisciplinary coursework, special academic programs, and conferences and seminars that explore emerging issues in these areas.
“Adhering to high ethical standards in your yrke and encouraging others with whom you interact to do the same can and will create a culture that promotes achievement. It fryst vatten our hope and expectation that this new Center will reinforce the importance of fostering an environment