Events
Throughout the year, the American University National Security Law Brief will provide updates on national security law-related events throughout the DC-metropolitan area.
NSLB Spring Symposium
FREE SPEECH OR TERRORIST SUPPORTER: PROSECUTING TERRORISM THROUGH THE MATERIAL SUPPORT STATUTES Come join the American University Washington College of Law National Security Law Brief on April 5, 2012 at 12 PM to explore the rapidly evolving and highly controversial area of material support statutes. Keynote Speaker: Professor David Cole, Georgetown Law To register please go to the following address: www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration For more information see this...
read moreFree Speech or Terrorist Supporter? Prosecuting Terrorism through the Material Support Statutes: April 5th
The National Security Law Brief’s Annual Symposium will include a panel of academic and practicing experts in terrorism prosecutions, who will discuss the efficacy, increased use, potential problems, and legal foundations of the United States material support for terrorism statutes. The Symposium will be on Thursday, April 5 from 12 to 2:30 pm and will be held at American University, Washington College of Law. CLE credits are available . To register for the event or for more information follow thing...
read moreABA’s 21st Annual Review of the Field of National Security
The American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the National Security & the Law will hold the 21st annual review of the field of National Security on December 1st and 2nd. Some of the topics covered include: 1) Executive update on the field of national security; 2) Congressional update on the field of national security; 3) international lawyering for the government in the age of smart power; 4) war powers and humanitarian intervention; 5) military commissions; 6) use of force decisions by the International Court of Justice; 7)...
read moreAmerica the Vulnerable: The New Face of International Conflict?
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law & National Security is holding a breakfast on Friday, October 14 from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. The name of the event is America the Vulnerable: The New Face of International Conflict?. To register for the event or find out more information go to http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_services/law_national_security.html.
read moreDeterrence in Cyberspace on September 20th
The Brookings Institution will be hosting a cyber-security event on September 20th titled, Deterrence in Cyberspace: Debating the Right Strategy with Ralph Langner and Dmitri Alperovitch. To attend the event or to find out more follow this link: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0920_cyberspace_deterrence.aspx.
read moreTen Years After 9/11: The Changing Terrorist Threat
On September 8, 2011, the American University National Security Law Brief and the Law and Government Program at the Washington College of Law hosted a candid discussion on the changes throughout the American legal system in the 10 years since the tragic September 11 attacks. The event featured a keynote address from Michael Leiter, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center from 2007-2011, followed by a panel discussion with John Carlin, Principal Deputy to the Assistant Attorney General of the DOJ National Security Division; Ivan Fong,...
read moreWikileaks, the Espionage Act, and the First Amendment: The Law, Politics, and Policy of Prosecuting Julian Assange
On January 11, 2011, American University National Security Law Brief faculty advisors Daniel Marcus and Steven Vladeck participated in a featured event on the legal aspects of the WikiLeaks controversy and the applicability of the Espionage Act. In the days prior to the event, Professor Marcus also discussed the key issues involved on MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown...
read moreDon’t Ask Don’t Tell: Beyond the Log Cabin Republicans Injunction and the Defense Authorization Act
Sponsored by the Program on Law & Government, National Security Law Brief, Labor & Employment Law Forum, LAMBDA Law Society, Legislation & Policy Brief, Modern American, Health Law & Justice Initiative and AU Queers & Allies November 10, 2010 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. American University Washington College of Law 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Room 603 Please join us for a discussion of the legal, social and policy implications of this legislation, including a discussion of the Log Cabin Republicans v. United States of...
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