Post-Hamdan legislation discussion
on Sep 13, 2006 at 1:30 pm
The American Constitution Society has issued this advisory about a panel discussion of pending legislation on the trial of Guantanamo Bay detainees. The moderator is this blog’s own Marty Lederman.
UPDATE: The ACS notes that ‘ this event has been moved from its original location
to the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The American Constitution Society Presents
“National Security, Civil Liberties and Tribunals for Detainees”
WHO:
Eurgene R. Fidell, Senior Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP; President, National Institute of Military Justice
Martin S. Lederman, Moderator, Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; former Attorney Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel
Deborah Pearlstein, Director, U.S. Law and Security Program, Human Rights First
David Rivkin, Baker Hostetler LLP; former Deputy Director of the Office of Legal Policy in the U.S. Department of Justice and Associate Counsel to the President in the Reagan and the George W. Bush Administration
WHAT: Discussion of pending legislation authorizing tribunals for detainees in the War on Terror
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Friday, September 15, 2006
WHERE: U.S. Capitol Building, Room SC-4, Washington, D.C.
Since the Supreme Court ruled that the military tribunal system in use for detainees in the war on terrorism is illegal, various proposals have been offered. What are the main considerations in developing a sound and constitutional system for trying detainees? Who should be subject to trial in military commissions? What rights are at stake, and how should those be accounted for within the structure? What elements should be included in any proposal that moves forward? More broadly, will the U.S. abide by the protections of the Geneva Conventions? Should the Geneva Convention protections be enforceable in federal court? Should the War Crimes Act be amended, as some have suggested, to absolve of liability those involved in the detention and treatment of detainees since 9/11? The panel, representative of different viewpoints, will discuss these issues and more.
Members of the media covering the event should contact Shahid Buttar at SButtar@ACSLaw.org to confirm their attendance by 5:00pm on Thursday, September 14.
