"Human Rights and the Fight Against Terrorism"

Tom Lue, of Harvard Law School, and Jeremy Rabkin, of Cornell University, will present a talk, titled "Human Rights and the Fight Against Terrorism," on Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 4 – 6 p.m. in the Rehm Library. The discussion will address questions like: Is it legally permissible to detain those accused of terrorist activities indefinitely without charge or trial? Are the detainees in Guantanamo Bay prisoners of war or enemy combatants? Should the Geneva Conventions apply to them? Should people accused of terrorist activities be tried in military tribunals or civilian courts? Is it acceptable to use "moderate physical pressure" to extract information from them?

Tom Lue, editor of the Harvard Law Review, worked on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information. He has also interned at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, and at the law firm of Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C. Currently, he serves as part of a U.S.-United Kingdom group analyzing the "Ten Hardest Questions in Terrorism."

Jeremy Rabkin is a professor of government at Cornell University. He has testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and other congressional committees on international legal issues. The author of The Case for Sovereignty: Why the World Should Welcome American Independence, he has also published in the National Interest and international law journals.

The event is sponsored by Peace and Conflict Studies and the Political Science department.

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