The Logic of Deterrence and the Changing Face of Warfare
CERL hosts conference, “The Logic of Deterrence and the Changing Face of Warfare,” Nov. 16-17
CERL is a non-partisan, interdisciplinary institute dedicated to the maintenance and development of rule of law values in society. Given potential threats to the rule of law in the wake of the sharply increased security needs of American society after 9/11, CERL focuses on the ethical and legal dimensions of national security, and addresses recent debates having to do with the changing face of warfare, the impact of enhanced security needs on rule of law values, the ethics of interrogation and detention, and the growing importance of international humanitarian law.
Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics
SUMMER ETHICS FELLOWSHIPS FOR LAW STUDENTS FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics) is now accepting applications for a fellowship that uses the conduct of lawyers and judges in Nazi Germany as a launching point for an intensive two-week early summer program about contemporary legal ethics. Fellowships include an all-expense paid trip from New York to Berlin, Krakow, and Oświęcim (Auschwitz) where students will work with leading faculty to explore both legal history and the ethical issues facing lawyers today. All program costs, including international and European travel, lodging, and food, are covered. Details are at: https://www.law.upenn.edu/institutes/cerl/fellowshipsandjobs/FASPEFellowships.pdf
The tentative program dates for FASPE Law are May 26 – June 6, 2013.
Completed applications must be received by January 11, 2013. Candidates of all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click on http://www.mjhnyc.org/faspe/
If you have any questions, please contact Thorin Tritter, Managing Director of FASPE, at ttritter@FASPE.info.
Roundtable on Cyberwar and the Rule of Law – October 15, 2012
CERL hosted conference, “Cyberwar and the Rule of Law,” Oct. 15
A complete conference schedule and list of participants are available via Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law website. To inquire about, and RSVP for, future conferences, please contact Jennifer Evans.
CERL is a non-partisan, interdisciplinary institute dedicated to the maintenance and development of rule of law values in society. Given potential threats to the rule of law in the wake of the sharply increased security needs of American society after 9/11, CERL focuses on the ethical and legal dimensions of national security, and addresses recent debates having to do with the changing face of warfare, the impact of enhanced security needs on rule of law values, the ethics of interrogation and detention, and the growing importance of international humanitarian law.
Penn Law unveils Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law
The Center will provide a forum for discussion of ethics in modern warfare
By Heather Bromfield · September 11, 2012, 10:47 pm
Last updated September 11, 2012, 10:47 pm
http://www.thedp.com/article/2012/09/penn-law-unveils-center-for-ethics-and-the-rule-of-law
Military Legitimacy From Another Perspective? “In Paper, Chief of Egypt Army Criticized U.S.”
In Paper, Chief of Egypt Army Criticized U.S.
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and KAREEM FAHIM, NYTimes, August 16, 2012
As a student at the National War College in Washington, the chief of staff of Egypt’s armed forces argued in a paper (103010381-US-Mil-Presence-in-the-Mid-East-Issues-Prospects-by-Gen-Sedky-Sobhy-2005-US-Army-War-College) that the American military presence in the Middle East and its “one-sided” support of Israel were fueling hatred toward the United States and miring it in an unwinnable global war with Islamist militants.
University of Pennsylvania Establishes New Center for Ethics and Rule of Law (CERL)
CERL is a non-partisan, interdisciplinary institute, dedicated to the maintenance and development of rule of law values in society. Given potential threats to the rule of law in the wake of the sharply increased security needs of American society after 9/11, CERL focuses on the ethical and legal dimensions of National Security, and addresses recent debates having to do with the changing face of warfare, the impact of the War on Terror on rule of law values, the ethics of interrogation and detention, the relation between United States security needs and international humanitarian law.
National Solutions To An International Scourge: Prosecuting Piracy Domestically As A Viable Alternative To International Tribunals
Kevin H. Govern
NATIONAL SOLUTIONS TO AN INTERNATIONAL SCOURGE: PROSECUTING PIRACY DOMESTICALLY AS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS,
19 U. Miami Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. 1 2011
Asymmetric Warfare: The Strait of Hormuz and Future Crises
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of the Ave Maria School of Law says that the recent confrontation between a US warship and a foreign vessel in the Strait of Hormuz is the most recent in a history of incidents where time-tested tactics have shaped the economic and political security of the Gulf region…
Kevin Govern, Asymmetric Warfare: The Strait of Hormuz and Future Crises, JURIST – Forum, July 17, 2012, http://jurist.org/forum/2012/07/kevin-govern-hormuz-conflict.php.
Insurgency and the Protracted War June 28, 2012 | 0901 GMT | Stratfor
By Scott Stewart
Foreign Policy: A few words in defense of Colin S. Gray’s essay on COIN and our future strategy
Best Defense COIN respondent
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The Future Of Counterinsurgency: “West Point Is Divided on a War Doctrine’s Fate”
By ELISABETH BUMILLER
See: At West Point Asking if a War Doctrine Was Worth It – NYTimes.com
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This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:
Correction: May 30, 2012
An article on Monday about a debate at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., over the military doctrine of counterinsurgency misstated the number of cadets who graduated from the academy on Saturday. There were 972 graduates, not 1,032. (Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. used the 1,032 number in his commencement address to the cadets.)
The ‘Great Game’ & the US-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of the Ave Maria School of Law says that determining the impact of the recently announced Strategic Partnership Agreement between the US and Afghanistan requires a look into the many interests vested in the region…
The \’Great Game\’ & the US-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement or see: JURIST – Forum The Great Game & the US-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement
Barnes Wall Foundation of South Carolina Award to Cornell Law Scholar Louis Guard
The Military Legitimacy Review (MLR) is pleased to announce that the Barnes Wall Foundation of South Carolina, after careful consideration and deliberation, has selected for its 2012 scholarship award Cornell Law School Class of 2012 Juris Doctor Candidate Louis Guard’s work entitled:
The Barnes Foundation, through the efforts of the MLR and also from recommendations of university and law faculty professors, sought nominations for this award amongst many deserving student-candidates. Special thanks go to Jens Ohlin, Associate Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, and Claire Finkelstein, the Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Mr. Guard was a visiting scholar at University of Pennsylvania Law School when he completed this superb work regarding targeted killing and just war theory. Mr. Guard’s impressive scholarship and work experience profile is available for viewing, and he can be congratulated, via his LinkedIn page online.
The award includes publication in MLR as well as a monetary prize ($500.00) given in this inaugural year of competition to Mr. Guard for having written the best paper on a topic related to military legitimacy.
The award is not intended to recognize a paper for academic credit in an independent study, but an award for the best paper in a class or group of 3 or more. The topic and paper should relate to legal and moral issues in military operations and/or strategy (e.g. democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and religion/cultural issues), with the winning paper being posted with the author’s permission on the Military Legitimacy Review (MLR) website at http://militarylegitimacyreview.com/
With this award a new cycle for 2013 begins, with submissions solicited for the next year’s competition encouraged and accepted through April 6th, 2013. For additional details please contact the Editor in Chief of the MLR, Professor of Law Kevin Govern, via info@militarylegitimacyreview.com and / or khgovern@avemarialaw.edu for additional details.
In Afghan War, Officer Becomes a Whistle-Blower
By SCOTT SHANE
A version of this article appeared in print on February 6, 2012, on page A13 of the New York edition with the headline: In Afghan War, an Officer and a Whistle-Blower.
Military Legitimacy Review Contributors Present at South Carolina Bar Convention 2012
New 2011 Military Legitimacy Review
Issue #3, December 2011
Religion and the Rule of Law: Sharia, Democracy and Human Rights
For the full issue, click on 2011 Military Legitimacy Review via:
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