The Post-Guantanamo Era
Jan 28, 2009
University of Texas at Austin | Strauss (Robert S.) Center for International Security and Law
A panel discussion was held of the legal and policy issues raised by Guantanamo as the Obama administration begins to reform the government's approach to military detention in general and the Guantanamo detainees in particular. ..
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A panel discussion was held of the legal and policy issues raised by Guantanamo as the Obama administration begins to reform the government's approach to military detention in general and the Guantanamo detainees in particular. Visiting Professor Bobby Chesney moderated. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience.
John Bellinger served as legal adviser to the National Security Council and then to Secretary of State Rice during the Bush administration. Benjamin Wittes is the author of Law and the Long War: The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror (Penguin Press; June 19, 2008). Steven Vladeck is the co-author of a brief to the Supreme Court on behalf of Guantanamo detainee Salim Hamdan.
"The Post-Guantanamo Era: A Dialogue on the Law and Policy of Detention and Counterterrorism" was held in the Eidman Courtroom of the Connally Center for Justice at the at the University of Texas School of Law.
This is an hour-long portion of the event, shown in full in program ID 283701-2.
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