In:
American Journal of Islam and Society, International Institute of Islamic Thought, Vol. 25, No. 2 ( 2008-04-01), p. 153-155
Abstract:
The 2007 joint National Association of Muslim Lawyers (NAML) andNationalMuslimLawStudentsAssociation (NMLSA) conference took placeon 9-11 November in San Francisco. Both NAML and NMLSA are rapidlygrowing organizations with many young Muslim students now deciding toenter the legal profession, a field in which they have been historically underrepresented.This year’s theme, “Protecting America’s Promise,” could nothave been more appropriate.The conference was kicked off by an electrifying talk by Jameel Jaffer,co-author of Administration of Torture: A Documentary Record from Washingtonto Abu Ghraib and Beyond (Columbia University Press: 2007) anddirector of the ACLU’s National Security Program. He detailed the mannerin which the Bush administration has implemented a systematic program oftorture since 9/11, and how it has done this without significant challengefrom the other two branches of government: Congress and the judiciary.The first plenary session, which addressed the topic of “Investigatingand Prosecuting Terrorism Cases: Seeking Justice while Upholding ConstitutionalPrinciples,” focused on the tension between bringing alleged terroriststo justice and upholding core constitutional rights and protections,including the accused’s rights to counsel, a speedy trial, and to confront theevidence presented by the plaintiff. The second plenary session, “The Impactand Legality of U.S. CounterterrorismPolicies Overseas,” discussedwhetherthe United States has accurately framed the terror threat and how its policieshave inflamed or diminished that threat. The session also explored the legalityand effectiveness of arbitrary detention, torture, extraordinary rendition,and other counterterrorism policies.The various parallel sessions throughout the conference addressed amyriad of topics germane to the legal profession in general, as well as toMuslims and the law in particular. In a session entitled “Leveraging LegalResources for the Benefit of the Muslim American Community: A TrainingSession for Lawyers,” attendees learned some of the basic laws and challengesfacing Muslim Americans from experienced criminal defense andwith pdfFactory ...
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2690-3741
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2690-3733
DOI:
10.35632/ajis.v25i2.1487
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
International Institute of Islamic Thought
Publication Date:
2008
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