Event: Guantánamo Bay: The Global Effects of Wrongful Detention, Torture, and Unchecked Executive Power - 3/23

The New York City Law Review of City University of New York School of Law cordially invites you to its 2007 symposium:

Guantánamo Bay: The Global Effects of Wrongful Detention, Torture, and Unchecked Executive Power.

Friday, March 23, 2007, New York City

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Gerald W. Lynch Theater
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
899 Tenth Avenue
(Between West 58th and 59th)
New York, NY 10019

Free and Open to the Public / Offering 7 CLE Credits for $25*

For registration, complete symposium program, and more information, please visit www.nyclawreview.org

This symposium will be the first in the nation to focus solely on the legal issues stemming from the detention of individuals by the United States government in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The Guantánamo detainees have had a considerable impact on American and international jurisprudence. They have sparked a debate in the wider legal community about the fairness and legality of their detention and treatment: Do they have a right to seek relief from American courts? If so, can such a right be affected by Congress? Do they have any status under international humanitarian law, and if so, what? Should they have protections against torture and coercion? Should they be tried, and if so, when, for what crimes, and under what procedures? If tried, would they then have a right to appeal and, if so, to whom? Should they be released and, if so, when? Will they be tortured by their governments when they are released? What are the powers and proper roles of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the United States government in dealing with the detainees? What is the legal status of detainees being held at locations other than Guantánamo Bay during the "War on Terror?"

The symposium is co-sponsored by the Center for Constitutional Rights, the Center for International Human Rights at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and the CUNY University Student Senate. It will also commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Center for Constitutional Rights and honor the organization's leading role in protecting and promoting constitutional and human rights.

* This traditional, non-transitional course has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of seven (7) credit hours, which can be applied to the Professional Practice requirement. Accredited by CUNY School of Law. Credits are being offered for $25 (payable at the symposium by check/cash). However, a fee waiver for economic hardship is available upon written request by emailing John Hynes at johnhynesr@verizon.net. CLE packet will be made available at www.nyclawreview.org by March 10, 2007, and will be available at the symposium in CD-ROM format. Please download and print this material from the website in advance of the symposium.