1. (THIS FRIDAY IN HOUSTON) “Law, Ethics, and the War on Terrorism” – symposium sponsored by the South Texas Law Review
Details here: http://www.stcl.edu/ethics/index.html
The program:
Continental Breakfast and Registration
7:45-8:20 a.m.
Welcome and Overview
8:20-8:30 a.m.
James J. (“Jim”) Alfini President and Dean, South Texas College of Law First Morning Panel Presentation
8:30-11:00a.m.
The Criminal Prosecution of Terrorists
The Civilian Perspective
Jeanne Baker “Terrorism” Is a Crime So Heinous That Even Innocence Is No Defense
Bobby Chesney Terrorism and the Utility of Federal Criminal Prosecution
The military perspective
Col. Lawrence J. Morris They Would Have Invented It: The Historical, Constitutional, and Practical Case for Military Commissions
Geoffrey S. Corn, Lt. Col. (ret.) Have We Targeted the Offenses or the Defendants?
Michael Lewis The Military Costs and Benefits of a Criminal
Prosecution Model
Question & Answer session………….. Victor M. Hansen, Lt. Col. (ret.) moderator
Morning Keynote
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Fred L. Borch, Col. (ret.) The Historical Role of Military Lawyers in National Security Trials
12:00 LUNCH
Afternoon Keynote
1:30 p.m.
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. The Ethical Dimension of National Security Legal Advice
Afternoon Panel Presentation
2:30 p.m.
Has the United States Lost the Ethical High Ground in the War on Terror?
John Hutson, Vice Adm. (ret.) How America Could Actually Lose the War on Terror
Amos N. Guiora, Lt. Col. (ret.) Freedom of Religion–Freedom from Religion
Richard Jackson, Col. (ret.) Law of War in GWOT–Regaining the Moral High Ground
Christopher J. Borgen Hearts and Minds and Laws: Legal Compliance and Diplomatic Persuasion
Eugene R. Fidell The High Ground and the National Narrative
question & answer session…………….Walt Huffman, Maj. Gen. (ret.) moderator
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