by Ferdinand von Schirach
In this criminal trial, it is one person’s word against another’s – a dilemma with immense explosive potential. For beyond the professional and personal futures of two individuals, what is at stake is nothing less than the values – and indeed the prejudices – that define us as a society. (btb)
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“… How can an allegation of rape be properly assessed? How can one judge it fairly? What happens when judges are faced with the ‘he-said, she-said’ problem? What is one to think when, after all the evidence has been exhausted, all that remains is: ‘She says. He says’?”, says author Ferdinand von Schirach.
