The Seton Hall Law Review hosted its annual Symposium on October 28, 2010, to address preventive detention and the future of United States national security policy. As the United States prepares for the closing of Guantánamo Bay detention center, the country still faces the challenge of balancing national security and individual rights. Controversy continues to plague U.S.-run prisons abroad, such as Bagram in Afghanistan; at the same time, the country has yet to resolve critical questions surrounding the scope of executive detention authority in the “war on terrorism,” leaving the future of U.S. detention policy uncertain. During the event, the presenters discussed the mark that Guantánamo has left on the United States and the future of preventive detention from the standpoint of lawyers, scholars, policymakers, and the media.

About the Speakers

Schedule

2010
Thursday, October 28th
8:00 AM

Registration/Breakfast

Seton Hall Law Review

Seton Hall Law School

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM

Opening Remarks

Seton Hall Law Review

Seton Hall Law School

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM

Panel 1: Lessons From Guantánamo

Elizabeth A. Wilson, Moderator, Professor, Seton Hall University
Eric M. Freedman, Professor, Hofstra University School of Law
Joseph Margulies, Professor, Northwestern University School of Law
David Frakt, Professor, Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Glenn M. Sulmasy, Professor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Seton Hall Law School

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM

Coffee Break

Seton Hall Law Review

Seton Hall Law School

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM

Panel 2: Confronting Ethical Issues in National Security Cases

Mark P. Denbeaux, Moderator, Professor, Seton Hall School of Law
James A. Cohen, Professor, Fordham University School of Law
Joshua L. Dratel, President, Law Offices of Joshua L. Dratel P.C.
Shayana Kadidal, Sr. Managing Attorney, Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Rights

Seton Hall Law School

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM

Lunch

Seton Hall Law Review

The Newark Club

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM

Panel 3: U.S. Detention Policy Before and After 9/11

Jonathan Hafetz, Moderator, Professor, Seton Hall School of Law
James J. Benjamin Jr., Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Mark D. Falkoff, Professor, Northern Illinois University College of Law
Jon Connolly, Associate, Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP
Gabor Rona, International Legal Director, Human Rights First
Stephen I. Vladeck, Professor, American University Washington College of Law

Seton Hall Law School

1:45 PM - 3:25 PM
3:25 PM

Coffee Break

Seton Hall Law Review

Seton Hall Law School

3:25 PM - 3:40 PM
3:40 PM

Panel 4: The Role of the Media in National Security Policy

Baher Azmy, Moderator, Professor, Seton Hall School of Law
Joshua Colangelo-Bryan, Sr. Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Dafna Linzer, Sr. Reporter, ProPublica
Scott Horton, Contributing Editor, Harper's Magazine

Seton Hall Law School

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM
5:20 PM

Closing Remarks

Seton Hall Law Review

Seton Hall Law School

5:20 PM - 5:30 PM