Upcoming Events of Note
Here are a few upcoming events---which I have added to the Lawfare Events Calendar---but to which I wanted to draw the attention of readers who might be in New York or California.
Conference on Emerging Trends in Modern Warfare
When: Fri, September 21, 9am – 3pm Where: Seminar rooms 4 and 5 (S-4 and S-5), University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 3200 Fifth Ave.
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Here are a few upcoming events---which I have added to the Lawfare Events Calendar---but to which I wanted to draw the attention of readers who might be in New York or California.
Conference on Emerging Trends in Modern Warfare
When: Fri, September 21, 9am – 3pm Where: Seminar rooms 4 and 5 (S-4 and S-5), University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 3200 Fifth Ave. Sacramento, CA 95817 About: The Emerging Trends in Modern Warfare conference will consist of two panels discussing different changes that are happening in the ways the United States military operates. The first panel is going to focus on the practical operational considerations that are necessary when people from the military, law enforcement, and intelligence work together and how this convergence is actually working in the field. The second panel is going to focus on the Constitutional, International Humanitarian Law, and the Law of Armed Conflict issues that arise when these components operate together overseas. For more information, please call 916.739.7138 or send an email to mlsatmcgeorge@pacific.edu.Debating Obama's Targeted Killing Program
When: Mon, September 24, 6:00pm – 7:30pm Where: Fordham Law School, McNally Amphitheatre, 140 West 62nd Street, New York City Speakers: Martin S. Flaherty, Leitner Family Professor of International Human Rights Law; Founding Co-Director, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, Fordham Law School Jack Goldsmith Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel (2003–2004); Special Counsel to the Department of Defense (2002–2003)Moderator: William M. Treanor Executive VP and Dean of the Law Center, Professor of Law, Georgetown University; Dean, Fordham Law School (2002–2010); Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel (1998–2001)Registration requested: law.fordham.edu/debate
Terrorism: Past and Future, A Perspective from the Federal Courts
When: Thu, September 27, 7pm – 9pmWhere: Fordham Law School, McNally Amphitheatre, 140 West 62nd Street, New York CityPanelists: The Honorable Vincent Briccetti United States District Judge for the Southern District of New YorkJustine Harris Partner at Colson & Harris, former Assistant Federal DefenderMarshall Miller AUSA for the Eastern District of New York, Adjunct Faculty at Fordham Law SchoolJohn Miller Senior Correspondent for CBS News; has held leadership positions at the NYPD, the FBI and the Office of the Director of National IntelligenceDavid Raskin Partner at Clifford Chance, former AUSA for the Southern District of New York, where he served as Chief of the Terrorism and National Security UnitModerator: Karen Greenberg Director of The Center on National Security at Fordham Law SchoolPlease RSVP by emailing nationalsecurity@law.fordham.edu with "terrorism" in the subject line.
Send us events you think we should include at wakeman.lawfare@gmail.com and singh.lawfare@gmail.com, and keep an eye on the Lawfare Events Calendar, to which we continually add domestic and international events of interest.
Ritika Singh was a project coordinator at the Brookings Institution where she focused on national security law and policy. She graduated with majors in International Affairs and Government from Skidmore College in 2011, and wrote her thesis on Russia’s energy agenda in Europe and its strategic implications for America.
