Current Events

Center for Terrorism Law Defends Marine

The Center for Terrorism Law is drawing attention to, and legally assisting, a Marine whose career has been wrongfully derailed. First Lieutenant Waddell is just one of hundreds of cases of troops who have suffered under stringent rules of engagement, said Jeff Addicott, Director of the Center for Terrorism Law. "We have hamstrung our military with unrealistic ROEs that do more harm to our soldiers than the enemy, and now a Marine's career is on the line because he disabled a tractor," Addicott said. "In many ways our military is frozen in fear of violating absurd self-imposed rules on the battlefield. How can you tell if it's a teenager or a man, a farmer or an enemy when you're fighting an insurgency?" Read the story here: The Washington Examiner

3rd Annual Conference on Terrorism and Global Security - What Constitutes War in the 21st Century?

The Center for Terrorism Law is co-hosting, with the Ambivium Institute on Security and Cooperation, the 3rd Annual Conference on Terrorism and Global Security. The seminar will be held May 30-31, 2012. For more information or to register for this event, email terrorismlaw@stmarytx.edu.

Those interested in presenting at the conference should submit a proposal of no more than 250 words to: 2011conference@ambivium.org. CONFERENCE BROCHURE

Center for Terrorism Law participates in the Ninth Annual International Counter-Terrorism Officers Association Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On October 18 2011, Professor Addicott participated in the Conference with other distinguished terrorism experts by delivering a speech entitled, Legal Rules to Deal with Emerging & Current Threats in the War on Terror. Conference information and audio/video may be found at the ICTOA website.

Addicott's Article Appears in The Jurist

Professor Addicott recently wrote an article that appeared in the The Jurist, where he is a Contributing Editor. His article clarifies confusion about the appropriate rule of law associated with enemy combatant status with specific analysis of the al-Awlaqi case. To read his entire article click here: Anwar al-Awlaqi and the Law of War (2011)

The Center for Terrorism Law has Prepared a Book Chapter on Interrogation Issues

The Center prepared a chapter for a book entitled: Contemporary Debates in Terrorism. The book will be published by Routledge Publishing Company and will be edited by Professor Richard Jackson (Aberystwyth University) and Samuel Justin Sinclair (Harvard University)(2011).

The Tenth Anniversary of 9/11: Bush to Obama - Legal and Policy Issues in the War on Terror

The Center for Terrorism Law will host an international conference to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. The conference will be held on September 8, 2011, at St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX. The conference is entitled The Tenth Anniversary of 9/11: Bush to Obama - Legal Policy Issues in the War on Terror. Leading subject matter experts will present and debate the full realm of legal and policy issues that have emerged in the ten years of America's War on Terror to include: definitions of terms related to terrorism, unlawful enemy combatants, interrogation issues, civil litigation, domestic terrorism, the views of all three branches of government, cyber security, assassination, use of force, military commissions, bioterrorism, weapons of mass destruction, humanitarian intervention, and indefinite detention. The conference will be free and open to the public. For more information or to register for this event, email terrorismlaw@stmarytx.edu.

REGISTRATION FORM

Center for Terrorism Law Receives J. Edgar Hoover Memorial Scholarship Award for Educational Excellence

On July 28, 2011, the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI will present the J. Edgar Hoover Memorial Scholarship Award to the Center for Terrorism Law for the second year in a row. The ceremony will be held in San Antonio, Texas, at the Center for Terrorism Law. Professor Jeffrey Addicott will accept the award on behalf of the Center for Terrorism Law and provided remarks about the Center goals and mission. The award is given annually and recognizes "pursuit of excellence in educational standards."

Jurist Debate

On 26 April 2010, Professor Addicott debated Susan Herman, President, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) at a JURIST event entitled: Terrorism, Rights, and National Security: A Debate on the Rights and Treatment of Terrorism Suspects Held by the U.S., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA. The debate can be seen in its entirety at: jurist.org/dateline/2010/06/pittsburgh-terrorism-and-the-law.php

In the Media

8 May 2011 - Professor Addicott Discusses Bin Laden's Death, a 'Huge Wound' to al-Qaida

2 May 2011 - Professor Jeffrey Addicott Discusses the Killing of Osama bin Laden

January 3, 2011 - Professor Jeffrey Addicott discusses the impact and consequences of Navy video made by the XO of the USS Enterprise on MSNBC

December 6, 2010 - Professor Jeffrey Addicott discusses the FBI informant at an Islamic center in California on MSNBC with Tamron Hall

October 6, 2010 - Professor Addicott gives a terrorism speech to members of the Association of the U.S. Army

October 6, 2010 - Professor Addicott discusses legal challenges in the war on terror

28 July 2010 - Legal and Policy Implications of the Wikileak Classified Document Release Concerning Afghanistan

6 July 2010 - Professor Addicott Discusses Courts-Martial Charges Against U.S. Soldier, Bradley Manning

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