Reflections on the Late Prosecution of Nazi Crimes by a Counsel for Co-Plaintiffs

In the recent trials against Nazi perpetrators before German courts, counselscounsel for HolocaustHolocaust survivorsHolocaust survivors acting as co-plaintiffsco-plaintiffs have played a key advisory and supporting role for their elderly clients. Moreover, the weight accorded to the testimony of co-plaintiffs in the prosecution of Nazi criminalsNazi criminals has increased considerably since the 1961 EichmannEichmann, Adolf trial—and so has the purview of their attorneys, who are now called upon to cooperate closely with the prosecution, taking an active hand in shaping crucial educative and communicative aspects of the respective proceedings.