Standing Committee on Law and National Security

Annual Review Conference Information

The Annual Review Conferences, held each year in the fall, are jointly cosponsored by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security, the Center on National Security Law at the University of Virginia School of Law and the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke University School of Law.


Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Click here to hear remarks by Admiral Mullen.	November 6 and 7, 2008	18th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law Issues for the New Administration Conference Materials for Day 1 and Day 2 are now available. Day 1 Day 2 Hard copies of the conference materials are available while supplies last. If you would like a copy mailed to you, please send your request to hmcmahon@staff.abanet.org. Conference Podcasts Welcome: Albert C. Harvey Panel I: The Nature, Scope and Scale of National Security Threats Inside and Outside of the United States (S. Spaulding, J. Brenner, D. Kay, J. Billy) Panel II: Managing The Intelligence Enterprise (S. Bowman, W. Parker, W. Banks, M. Heimbach, J. Locher) Panel III: A Sustainable Legal Regime for Foreign and Domestic Intelligence (E. Parker, L. Flint, J. Rizzo, J. Baker, J. McPherson) Luncheon Keynote Address: Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Senate, RI, Restoring Integrity in Government Lawyering Panel IV: The War in Georgia and the Future of U.S./Russian Relations (J. Moore, S. Kislyak, J. Collins, D. Simes) Part V: Challenges for the Private Sector in National Security (J. Miller, A. Chen, J. MacGaffin, G. Snow) Welcome Address: H. Thomas Wells, Jr., President, American Bar Association Panel VI: Due Process and Issues Surrounding Detention: Considerations for the New Administration (H. Rishikof, K. Martin, G. Sulmasy, M. Waxman, B. Wittes) Panel VII: Prosecution by Military Commission: A Question for the Next Administration (S. Silliman, J. Altenburg, C. Swift, J. Jaffer, D. Rivkin) Keynote Luncheon Address by the Honorable David B. Sentelle, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, National Security: The Changing Role of the Courts Panel VIII: Ethical Issues for National Security Lawyers (A. Harvey, J. Baker, K. Clark, J. Hutson, A. Mora)

	November 15-16, 2007	17th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law MCLE Conference Materials Day1 (9.1MB) MCLE Conference Materials Day2 (9.1MB) Program Speaker Bios Welcoming Remarks and Panel I - Executive Branch Perspectives Click here to listen (running time: 1 hour)
		Panel IV – Extraordinary Rendition Moderated by Scott Silliman, panelists include Robert Chesney, John Radsan, Margaret Satterthwaite and Michael Scheuer. Click here to listen Part 1 (running time: 59 minutes) Click here to listen Part 2 (running time: 54 minutes)
		Panel V – National Security Strategy for a New Administration Moderated by John Norton Moore, panelists include Kurt Campbell, Jeffrey Smith, Nicholas Rostow and Marin Strmecki. Click here to listen Part 1 (running time: 101 minutes) Click here to listen Part 2 (running time: 39 minutes)
		Luncheon Keynote Speech - Major General Charles J. Dunlap Jr., USAF, Deputy Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force “Lawfare and Warfare” Click here to listen. (running time: 103 minutes)
		Luncheon Keynote Speech - Congressman James Cooper, Chair, Special Committee on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces, House Armed Services Committee Click here to listen. (running time: 45 minutes)
		Dinner Speech - The Honorable James Comey, SVP and GC, Lockheed Martin and Former Deputy AG, Justice Click here to listen. (running time: 45 minutes)


	November 30 - December 1, 2006	16th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law Conference Program Speaker Bios Conference Materials Opening Reception - National Security and Homeland Security Careers in Nontradition Settings Audio (low quality)
		Panel I - Round Table Discussion: Survey of New Developments in National Security Law: Executive Branch Perspectives Audio \| Video (C-SPAN) Panel II - Round Table Discussion: Survey of New Developments in National Security Law Audio Welcoming Remarks: Karen Mathis, President, American Bar Association Audio
		Luncheon Keynote Speaker - Senator Arlen Specter, Chairman, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Audio Panel III - Accountability of Contractors on the Battlefield Audio Dinner Keynote Speaker - Secretary Michael Chertoff, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Audio (low quality) \| Video (C-SPAN)
	December 1, 2006	Opening Remarks - Stewart A. Baker, Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Audio \| Video (C-SPAN) \| Slides Panel IV- Civil Litigation in the War on Terror Audio \| Video (C-SPAN) Panel V - Detaining and Prosecuting Terrorists: Hamdan and Beyond Audio \| Video (C-SPAN) Luncheon Keynote Speaker - Congresswoman Jane Harman, Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Audio \| Video (C-SPAN) Panel VI - National Security Secrets and Democracy: Leaks, Whistleblowers and the Press Audio \| Video (C-SPAN)