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Targeted Killings and the Law of War

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Wed Feb 1, 2012
Washington, DC

Date

Wed Feb 1, 2012
7:00am – 8:30am EST

Location

Washington, DC, United States

Contact

    [email protected]
    202-736-2539

Hosts

  1. Justice and Society Program

The use of targeted killings, through drone strikes and other means, raises questions of U.S. and international law, with long-term implications in the military, human rights, civil rights, and diplomatic arenas. Our panel of leaders in law and foreign policy explored several of the thorny issues surrounding a program facing growing scrutiny at home and abroad.

Featuring John Bellinger, Partner, Arnold & Porter, and former Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State; Sarah Cleveland, Professor, Columbia Law School, and former Counselor on International Law, U.S. Department of State; Jameel Jaffer, Deputy Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union; Martin Lederman, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; and Benjamin Wittes, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution.

For a full description of this event, click here.

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Please join our panel of leaders in law and foreign policy as they explore the issues surrounding a program facing growing scrutiny at home and abroad.