On 25 July 2026, Michael Eastman, Senior Librarian at the Stanford Law Library and Research Fellow at the Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice, visited the International Nuremberg Principles Academy for an exchange with Academy representatives and staff from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU).
The visit highlighted the ongoing cooperation between Stanford, the Nuremberg Academy and FAU within the DigiNMT project. Together with the Bavarian State Archives and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the project is developing a comprehensive database on the Nuremberg Military Tribunals (NMT), making important historical sources more accessible for research, education and the wider public.
The partner institutions contribute their respective expertise and perspectives to the project, combining knowledge from international criminal justice, legal research, archival practice and digital humanities. Stanford’s work on digital resources for international criminal justice provides an important point of reference. Its Virtual Tribunals platform provides access to materials from a wide range of international and domestic war crimes trials, including the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal (IMT) at Nuremberg.
The exchange offered an opportunity to discuss current developments in digital humanities, archival access and the preservation and dissemination of records documenting the history of international criminal law. The collaboration between Stanford, FAU and the partner institutions strengthens international efforts to ensure that the legacy of the Nuremberg trials remains accessible for future generations. (cs/bk)