— Posted on March 8, 2010
On Thursday March 11th the University of Arkansas Little Rock Law Review will be hosting a symposium focusing on prisoners’ rights. I will be appearing on the panel addressing prisoners’ rights and international law.
The symposium will feature three panels throughout the day, each focusing on different issues surrounding prisoners’ rights.
- Domestic Prisoners’ Rights – Members of this panel will examine the rights of prisoners in our domestic prison system, and will discuss topics ranging from prison conditions, to the kinds of educational and health access prisoners should be afforded.
- International Prisoners’ Rights – The second panel of the day will focus on international prisoners’ rights issues, including the differences in treatment between domestic and foreign prisoners, and how the international community should treat child soldier prisoners.
- Women Prisoners’ Rights – The final panel of the day will discuss prisoners’ rights as how they pertain specifically to women, including the problem of sexual abuse of women prisoners, a female prisoner’s right to an abortion, and health care concerns involving pregnant prisoners.
The full program is here.
— Posted on February 22, 2010
On February 22, at Noon I will be giving a speech at Temple University. The topic of the speech is “What to do about Guantanamo?” My remarks will focus on the challenges associated with closing the detention facility, and the broader challenges of detaining and trying suspected terrorists.
— Posted on February 18, 2010
Tim Waters at IU Bloomington has arranged a fantastic conference beginning tomorrow and running through Sunday. The conference will ultimately result in a book, and given the participants and topics it will likely be required reading for students, scholars and practitioners. Here are the topics:
determining the proper role of historical truth-telling in war crimes trials;
measuring the impact of trials in affected communities;
refining prosecutorial and judicial strategy in designing war crimes trials;
devising case management and institutional design lessons for complex leadership trials;
regulating access to trial archives by historians, victim communities and other courts;
and considering the relationship between formal, legal processes and broader post-conflict transitional justice initiatives.
The full conference website is here.
— Posted on February 11, 2010
On February 11, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. I will be participating in a debate sponsored by the Western State University College of Law Federalist Society. The topic of the debate will be “Where to Try Suspected Terrorists.” My debate opponent is Professor David Frakt.
— Posted on February 10, 2010
On February 10, 2010 I will be participating in a panel discussion focused on “How to Try Suspected Terrorists” sponsored by the Loyola Law School-Los Angeles International Law Society and Federalist Society chapters.
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— Posted on January 26, 2010
Tomorrow there will be a fantastic event sponsored by three of my favorite organizations on a topic of great interest to me:
The Federalist Society’s International Law and National Security Law Practice Group, The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, and The National Review Institute are sponsoring an event entitled: “The War on Terror: Where Are We Now? Where Do We Go from Here?”
The organizers have put together a balanced and brilliant panel, something which is always the case with Federalist Society events, making this a must attend for those who want to hear reasoned debate from both sides of the arguments over counterterrorism.
The panelists include:
- Mr. Steven A. Engel, Partner, Dechert LLP
- The Hon. Neal K. Katyal, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice
- Mr. David B. Rivkin, Jr., Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP and Co-Chairman, Center for Law and Counterterrorism
- Prof. Stephen I. Vladeck, American University Washington College of Law
- Prof. Neomi Rao, George Mason University School of Law, Moderator
Here is a more detailed description of the event:
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