About the Committee
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security, founded in 1962 by then-ABA President and later Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., conducts studies, sponsors programs and conferences, and administers working groups on law and national security-related issues. The Committee's activities assist policymakers, educate lawyers, the media and the public, and enable the Committee to make recommendations to the ABA. The Standing Committee provides research and advice on such subjects as the legal responses to terrorism, the restructuring of the intelligence community and its role in law enforcement, and operational international law in the conduct of the military.
Upcoming Events
ABA Annual Meeting Chicago, IL  |
July 31, 2009 3:45-5:15 p.m. |
Obama's Detainee Policies: Views from Inside and Out Hyatt Regency Chicago Columbus Hall CD, Gold Level East Tower 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL |
| August 1, 2009 8:30-10:00 a.m. |
National Security Threats in Cyberspace Hyatt Regency Chicago Water tower, Bronze Level West Tower 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL |
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| August 1, 2009 10:45 a.m-12:15 p.m. |
Careers in National Security Law Chicago Marriott Purdue/Wisconsin Room 6th Floor 540 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL |
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Standing Committee on Law and National Security Annual Conference |
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12-13, 2009 |
19th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel 999 Ninth Street, NW Washington, DC Opening Reception Wednesday, November 11 |
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Thursday, September 10, 2009 |
Breakfast Program Speaker, Jeh Johnson,
General University Club Click here to register. |
Recent Events
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June 9, 2009 | Breakfast Program Scars of Intelligence Reform Speaker, Dr. Donald Kerr, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Click here for podcast |
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May 6, 2009 | Breakfast Program with Michael Leiter, Director, National Counterterrorism Center Click here for podcast |
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March 30, 2009 | Careers in National Security Law, George Washington University Law School. Click here to read program Click here for podcast |
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Feb. 26-27, 2009 |
Fourth Annual Homeland Security Institute sponsored by the Section of Administrative Law and Practice and cosponsored by the Standing Committee on Law and National Security
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Sept. 25, 2008 |
Breakfast Program with the Click here to listen to the podcast |
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August 9, 2008 |
Local Police Fighting International Click here to listen to the podcast Click here for list of speakers.
Privacy and National Security in a Click here to listen to the podcast Privacy introduction Click here for list of speakers. |
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July 10, 2008 |
Federal Courts and Terrorists after Boumediene Moderated by Robert Litt. Panelists include Richard Zabel Click here to Listen to the Program |
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June 17, 2008 |
Program on Supreme Court Ruling on Boumediene and Munaf |
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May 22, 2008 |
Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05),
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April 30, 2008 |
Ambassador Frank Wisner, on Click here (47 minutes). |
March 3, 2008 |
Breakfast Program on FISA Reform featuring:
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December 19, 2007 |
Keynote address by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey before the Standing Committee. Click here. (running time 40 minutes) |
National Security Law Report
The March/April 2009 National Security Law Report is now available.
Articles include: Looking Back to Go Forward: Remaking U.S. Detainee Policy by James Durant and Frank Anechiarico, professors at the U.S. Air Force Academy, discuss the history of detainee policy.
Tying Our Hands in Combating International Money Laundering: The United States Should Loosen the Restraints, But Do So Carefully by attorney Ethan S. Burger who argues that terrorists and international organized crime organizations are a principle threat to national security.
Redefining Liberty in the 21st Century, the 2009 National Security Writing Competition, open to all law students. Deadline for submission is August 15, 2009. Winner will receive a cash prize and a free registration to the 2009 National Security Law Conference.
Law and National Security Writing Competition
The 2009 National Security Writing Competition, Redefining Liberty in the 21st Century, is open to all law students. Deadline for submission is August 15, 2009. Winner will receive a cash prize and a free registration to the 2009 National Security Law Conference. Click here for competition guidelines.
Click here to read the 2008 winning paper - Covert Action and the War on Terror: Reconciling Secrecy and Public Legitimacy.
Contact
Contact Information:
Holly McMahon, Staff Director
740 15th Street, NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-1022
Phone: (202) 662-1035
Fax: (202) 662-1032
E-mail: hmcmahon@staff.abanet.org
Recent Publications
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Due Process and Terrorism Workshop conducted October 18, 2007 by the Standing Committee on Law and Post Workshop Report can be downloaded here. |
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Standing Committee on Law and National Security announces: Careers in National Security Law - a resource for law students and young lawyers Click here to read on-line version. To order the book, visit www.ababooks.org or call 1-800-285-2221 |
Patriot Debates Online!
Read the online version of Patriot Debates, containing detailed essays by noted legal experts on 16 provisions of the USA PATRIOT ACT.
