Law Journal Symposium
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GUANTANAMO BAY: WHAT NEXT? February 22, 2013 - Schedule
REGISTRATION
9:45 - 10:15 a.m. .
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
PANEL 1
Guantanamo Bay and International Law (1.25 CLE)
10:30 - 11:45 am
• Cindy Buys, Professor of Law and Director of International Programs, Southern Illinois University School of Law
The Role of International Law and Institutions in Detention Policies and Practices
• Eric Jensen, Associate Professor of Law at Brigham Young University; former US Army Cavalry Officer and Judge Advocate
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Michael J. Strauss, Ph.D., Professor, Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies, Paris – France
Cuba and State Responsibility for Human Rights at Guantanamo Bay
Lunch
11:45 am - 12:45 p.m.
PANEL 2
Guantanamo Bay and the Constitution (1.25 CLE)
12:45 - 2:00 p.m.
• Benjamin Davis, Associate Professor at University of Toledo College of Law; DOD Observer for Guantanamo Bay military commission tribunals
The 9/11 Military Commission Motions Hearings: A Citizen Looks at Comparative Legitimacy
• David Frakt, Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and former Defense Counsel, Office of Military Commissions
Prisoners of Congress: The Political and Constitutional Clash over the Closure of Guantanamo and the Release or Transfer of Detainees
KEYNOTE SPEAKER (.75 CLE)
2:15 - 3:00 p.m.
• William Lietzau, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Rule of Law and Detainee Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
Detention in 21st Century Armed Conflict
PANEL 3
Guantanamo Bay and Litigating Detainee Cases (1.25 MCLE)
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
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Chris Behan, Associate Professor of Law at SIU School of Law; former Associate Professor of Criminal Law at the Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, Virginia
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David Glazier, Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles; former research fellow at the Center for National Security Law and US Navy Surface Warfare Officer
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Capt. Edward White, JAGC, United States Navy; head of Motions and Appeals Section, Office of the Chief Prosecutor, Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions
Closing Remarks & Evaluation