International Law, the U.S. Constitution and Counterterrorism
ABILA INTERNATIONAL LAW WEEKEND NEW YORK CITY BAR ASSOCIATION 42 WEST 44TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY FRIDAY OCTOBER 26, 2007
New York City Chapter and International Law & National Security Practice Group
Speakers:
- Katherine Gallagher, Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights
- Deborah Pearlstein, Visiting Scholar, Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, former Director of Law and Security Program, Human Rights First
- Jeremy Rabkin, Professor, George Mason University School of Law
- Commander Glenn Sulmasy, Professor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Vincent J. Vitkowsky, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
Speakers:
- Katherine Gallagher, Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights
- Deborah Pearlstein, Visiting Scholar, Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, former Director of Law and Security Program, Human Rights First
- Jeremy Rabkin, Professor, George Mason University School of Law
- Commander Glenn Sulmasy, Professor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Vincent J. Vitkowsky, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
What is the status of international law under the U.S. Constitution? To what extent are treaties and customary international law addressed in the define and punish clause, the supremacy clause, the take care clause, the treaty clause, and the original jurisdiction provisions? Within this structure, what is the status of the Geneva Conventions and the U.N. Convention against Torture and Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment? What are the implications for counterterrorism measures, especially the preventive detention and interrogation of terrorist suspects?
Attendance is free to Federalist Society members.
No RSVP is required.
