Date
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:00am
Location
Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights
"The Role of Accountability in Protecting Human Rights and National Security"
"The Role of Accountability in Protecting Human Rights and National Security"
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Georgetown University Law Center
Gewirz Student Center, 12th Floor
120 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Gewirz Student Center, 12th Floor
120 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
SCHEDULE:
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks
William M. Treanor, Dean, Georgetown University Law Center
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Panel 1: Addressing the State Secrets Privilege
· Louis Fisher, Scholar in Residence, The Constitution Project
· Daryl Joseffer, Partner, King & Spaulding LLP; former Principal Deputy U.S. Solicitor General
· Eric Lichtblau, National Security Reporter, The New York Times
· Heather Sawyer, Counsel, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Moderator: Laura Donohue, Acting Director of the Center on National Security and the Law and Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Panel 2: Pursuing Accountability for Human Rights Violations in the National Security Context: Domestic, Regional and International Strategies
· Katherine Gallagher, Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights
· James A. Goldston, Executive Director, Open Society Justice Initiative
· Ben Wizner, Litigation Director, National Security Project, American Civil Liberties Union
Moderator: Melina Milazzo, Pennoyer Fellow, Human Rights First
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Luncheon Remarks
· Robert F. Muse, Partner, Stein, Mitchell & Muse LLP
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Panel 3: Accountability for Private Security Contractors
· Ilona Cohen, Majority Counsel, Senate Committee on Armed Services
· Mark DeWitt, Deputy General Counsel and Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Triple Canopy
· Richard Fontaine, Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
· Jason Pielemeier, Special Advisor, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State
· Moshe Schwartz, Specialist in Defense Acquisition Policy, Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division, Congressional Research Service
Moderator: Devon Chaffee, Advocacy Counsel, Human Rights First
Last modified
March 14, 2011