LAWshaping in National Security: the Past, the Progress, and the Path Ahead
We look forward to welcoming you to the 20th annual LENS Spring Conference.This year's events will feature in-depth discussions of surveillance, cyberwar, drones, the role of the courts in national security issues, sexual assault in the armed forces, presidential power and national security, developments in international humanitarian law, ethical issues in national security law and much more. Speakers and panelists will include federal judges, the general counsel of the Department of Defense, the deputy undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the general counsel of the Office of the Director of National Security, the president of the American Bar Association, active duty military lawyers, as well as experts from Human Rights Watch and a variety of law schools.
Conference Schedule
February 28 - March 1, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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| *** Special Event for Early Arrivals*** | |
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Women in National Security: Navigating Legal Careers in the Field. A special presentation by Erin Wirtanen, Professor Jayne Huckerby, and Lt. Col. Katherine Oler, moderated by Charlie Dunlap. Room 3043 of the Law School from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. This event is co-sponsored by the Women Law Students Association. |
Friday, February 28, 2014Duke Law School, Room 3041 |
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| 7:30 a.m. | Registration & continental breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome: Dean David F. Levi, Duke Law School |
| 8:35 a.m. | Conference Welcome: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director |
| 8:45 a.m. | Technology, Cyberspace and the Law: Challenges and Opportunities |
| Speaker: Mr. Daniel W. Sutherland, Associate General Counsel, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of the General Counsel, U.S.Department of Homeland Security | |
| 9:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10: 00 a.m. | Federal Courts and National Security: A View from the Judiciary |
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Moderator: Hon. Scott L. Silliman, Deputy Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Military Commission Review, and Professor of the Practice of Law, Duke Law School Hon. Andre M. Davis, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Hon. David B. Sentelle, Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Hon. Reggie B. Walton, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; and Presiding Judge of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court |
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| 11:30 a.m. | Break (pick up box lunches) |
| 11:45 a.m. | Keynote Speech |
| Speaker: Hon. Robert S. Litt, General Counsel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence | |
| 12:45 p.m. | Break |
| 1:00 p.m. | Drones, Cyber, and More: International Humanitarian Law and the Path Ahead |
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Moderator: Prof. William Banks, Professor of Law and Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, Syracuse University Law School Prof. Geoffrey Corn, South Texas College of Law Ms. Andrea Prasow, Human Rights Watch Prof. Sean Watts, Creighton University School of Law |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 p.m. | Addressing Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces: The Path Ahead |
| Speaker: Capt. Lindsay L. Rodman, USMC, Deputy Legal Counsel, Office of the Legal Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Break (in place) |
| 3:35 p.m. | Conference Capstone Lecture: The Legal Profession and National Security Law (Presentation begins at 45:41) |
| Speaker: Mr. James R. Silkenat, President, American Bar Association | |
| 4:05 p.m. | First day of conference concludes |
| 6:15 p.m. | Reception at Washington Duke Inn |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Conference Dinner at Washington Duke Inn Ambassador Ballroom |
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Host: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director Speaker: Hon. Stephen W. Preston, General Counsel, Department of Defense |
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Saturday, March 1, 2014Duke Law School, Room 3041 |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Registration & continental breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Contemporary Civil-Military Relations: A Lawyer's Perspective |
| Speaker: Mr. Phillip Carter, Center for a New American Security | |
| 9:15 a.m. | Break |
| 9:30 a.m. | Presidential Power and National Security |
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Moderator: Prof. Maggie Lemos, Duke Law School Prof. Christopher Schroeder, Duke Law School Prof. H. Jefferson Powell, Duke Law School Prof. Neil Kinkopf, Georgia State University College of Law |
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| 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:15 a.m. | Contemporary Ethical Issues of National Security Law |
| Speaker: Maj. Gen. Steven J. Lepper, USAF (Ret.), former Deputy Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force | |
| 12:15 p.m. | Closing remarks: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director |
| 12:30 p.m. | Conference concludes |
The conference is produced by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke Law School