Nuremberg, the movie, dogs my footsteps. More accurately, Howard Triest, the reliable but almost invisible interpreter at Nuremberg, has begun keeping me company. Triest, known as Howie and played by Leo Woodall in the movie, was crucial in getting the…
Category: Restorative Justice
James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg was compelling and disturbing. It drew me back to the darkened theatre three times as I wrestled with an angst that I couldn’t quite identify. The 1945 trial at Nuremberg had been mooted as a just alternative…
Presented at Restoring Dignity Building Bridges, the 2025 National Restorative Justice Conference. We’re about to tip toe where angels fear to tread. In my reflections about restorative justice I raise the often-marginalised territory of spirituality and religion, wonder about remorse…


