Saturday, October 22, 2011 (8:15 AM – 4:30 PM)
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LUNCHEON REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
TO REGISTER FOR PANELS, PLEASE EMAIL tower@smu.edu
This conference explores the tensions between the Constitutional mandates to provide for the common defense and domestic tranquility, and to preserve the blessings of liberty. The three expert panels will focus on the basic legal and ethical controversies, the treatment of detainees, and individual rights. The luncheon will feature a debate between two constitutional lawyers. Co-sponsored with the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility at SMU.
Agenda & Speakers
| 8:15am | Registration |
| 8:45am | Welcome and Introduction to Conference |
| Rita Kirk, Director, Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics & Public ResponsibilitySeyom Brown, Director of Studies, John G. Tower Center for Political Studies | |
| 9:00–10:30am | Panel 1: The Basic Legal and Ethical Controversies |
| Joseph F. Kobylka (Chair), Associate Professor of Political Science, SMU
Robin Lovin, Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics, Perkins School of Theology, SMU Hina Shamshi, Director, National Security Project, ACLU Daniel Tichenor, Philip H. Knight Professor of Social Science, University of Oregon |
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| 10:30am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00am–12:30pm | Panel 2: Treatment of Detainees |
| Rick Halperin (Chair), Director, Embrey Human Rights Program, SMU
Mike Marchand, President, The Center for American and International Law Robert Chesney, Professor of Law, University of Texas Kathleen Clark, Professor of Law, Washington University Law |
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| 1:00-2:45pm | Luncheon and Debate |
| Seyom Brown (Moderator), John Goodwin Tower Distinguished Chair for International Politics & National Security, SMU
John Yoo, Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law Joe “Chip” Pitts, Lecturer, Stanford Law |
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| 3:00 – 4:30pm | Panel 3: Individual Rights |
| Lee Cullum (Chair), Journalist
Jeffrey Kahn, Associate Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law Jeffrey Bellin, Assistant Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law Becky Gregory, Former U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Texas |
