Events Detail

Hudson Institute and the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

held a conference on:

Rethinking the Laws of Armed Conflict in an Age of Terrorism

December 9 and 10

Since September 11, policymakers and legal scholars have struggled to understand how to apply traditional legal frameworks to counterterrorist conflicts, and have debated the degree to which such frameworks suit modern terrorist threats. As the administration transfers admitted September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to New York for a criminal trial in civilian court, the world is at an important juncture in the development of counterterrorism law and policy.

Hudson Institute and the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs hosted a conference on counterterrorism to examine the legal challenges that have confronted nations as they have struggled to reconcile traditional concepts of law — both domestic and international — as they conduct counterterrorism campaigns. Panelists examined a variety of issues, including the experiences of the United States, Israel, and other countries in approaching these contemporary threats.

Wednesday, December 9

2:00 – 5:30 PM

Welcome and Introduction

Kenneth Weinstein, CEO, Hudson Institute

Zemach, Blum, Ford, Anderson, Yakira, Weinstein

         Cohen, Rabkin, Shany, Ford, and Gat

2:15 – 3:45 PM

Law and Counterterrorism

Elhanan Yakira, Hebrew University

Kenneth Anderson, American University, Washington College of Law

Gabriella Blum, Harvard Law School

Ariel Zemach, Ono Academic College

Christopher Ford (moderator), Hudson Institute

Panel 2

4:00 – 5:30 PM

The U.S. Experience: From Omar Abel-Rahman to Khalid Sheik Mohammed

Benjamin Wittes, Brookings Institution

John Shenefield, Hudson Institute

Amichai Cohen, Ono Academic College and Washington College of Law

Thursday, December 10

7:30 AM

Panel 3

8:00-9:30 AM

Lessons from Abroad: Israel and Colombia

Stephen David, Johns Hopkins University

Elizabeth Samson, Hudson Institute

Juan Gomez, Colombian Delegation, OAS Human Rights Commission

Amichai Cohen (moderator)

Panel 4

9:45 – 11:15 AM

Conflict, Law, and the Future

Azar Gat, Tel Aviv University

Jeremy Rabkin, George Mason University, School of Law

Yuval Shany, Hebrew University and Columbia Law School

Christopher Ford, Hudson Institute

Stuart Cohen (moderator), Bar Ilan University

Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Room

Hudson Institute

1015 15^th St, NW

Sixth Floor

Washington, DC 20005

www.hudson.org