CERL seeks permanent executive directorThe Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL), affiliated with the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, seeks a permanent executive director to design and implement a long-term growth strategy to advance the center’s mission. The new executive director will succeed Interim…
https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/9360-yemen-policy-note-final-2pdf To maximize impact and reaffirm its war powers, as well as to end American complicity in a serious human rights catastrophe in Yemen, Congress must exercise its “power of the purse” and withhold appropriations for any military action in Yemen that is not related to defeating al- Qaeda. Defunding…
https://www.law.upenn.edu/institutes/cerl/ This spring, CERL has an exciting line-up of events and speakers. Please feel free to forward this information to anyone interested in these events, and as always, please RSVP if you plan to attend. All events will take place at Penn Law School. Thursday, March 15: CERL Book…
http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2018/02/us-drifting-toward-war-nato-ally/145979/ Putin’s unchecked courtship of Erdoğan increases the risks associated with any military response to Assad’s war crimes, continued Turkish aggression, or Iranian entrenchment in Syria. The U.S. and NATO should take Turkey to task for any actions that are detrimental to NATO’s mutual defense goals. Concurrently, Turkey must be…
The Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) at the University of Pennsylvania is accepting applications for the Center’s 2018 Summer Internship Program. CERL is a non-partisan interdisciplinary institute dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the rule of law in twenty-first century warfare and national security. CERL…
https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/7539-turkey-nato-1192018 CERL is pleased to present its most recent briefing paper, “Turkey’s Eastern Pivot: A Challenge for NATO and a Threat to US National Security”. This latest effort further develops CERL’s work discussing threats to democratic governance in light of Russia’s attempts to interfere with elections in democratic nations around…
The American Law Journal Published on Jan 19, 2018 Co-hosted by the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the Annenberg School for Communication, the November 2017 roundtable conference convened academics, analysts, and practitioners from fields as diverse as law, journalism,…
https://www.law.upenn.edu/newsevents/calendar.php#!event_id/55177/view/event October 11, 2017 North Korea: Bargaining in the Shadow of Armed Conflict Time: 1:00pm – 6:30pm Location: Perry World House Event Website https://www.law.upenn.edu/institutes/cerl/conferences/shadowofarmedconflict/ Please RSVP below. https://www.law.upenn.edu/newsevents/calendar.php#!event_id/55177/view/event This program has been approved for 4.5 CLE ethics credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as…
The Facebook page for CERL is entitled “Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law.” Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/CERL.PennLaw/. CERL’s Twitter handle is @PennLaw_CERL. The link is https://twitter.com/PennLaw_CERL.
https://www.law.upenn.edu/newsevents/calendar.php#!event_id/54742/view/event Democratic governance depends on an engaged and educated public, to which transparency and access to accurate information are essential. At the same time, effective national security has always relied on secrecy and the ability control sensitive information. Journalists and the public at large all understand that there is a…
