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Panelists talked about organized crime as a national security threat, including the effects of organized crime on the security of New York City, and what should be done about it. This event …

Guest John Moore discussed the United Nation’s Law of the Sea Treaty and how that could affect the American economy in the future. The Law of the Sea Treaty sets guidelines for how a nation …

Panelists debated the Law of the Sea Treaty. The Law of the Sea Treaty, adopted in 1982 but still not ratified, calls for technology transfers and wealth transfers from developed to undevelo…

Panelists talked about the role of the federal judiciary in maintaining national security. Topics included the operation of military tribunals for prosecuting terrorists, differences between…

Legal scholars at the American Society for International Law talked about the Bush administrations adoption of a preemptive military strategy to combat international terrorism and the legal …

The American Bar Association hosted a forum on Law and National Security issues. Panelists talked about safeguarding national security, focusing on leaks of classified information and the ba…

Max Kampelman , U.S. Ambassador to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe gave the keynote address at a conference on U.S. foreign policy responses to the conflicts in Eastern…

The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on National Security Law held a symposium on the U.S. response to conflicts in Eastern Europe and Third World nations. The forum on anarchy …

In one of his first public appearances since leaving his post as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, William Webster spoke to the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on La…

The American Bar Association sponsored a forum entitled, “The Limits of Congressional Micromanagement: Toward a Consensus on Criteria,” during its national conference on the activities of Co…

The American Bar Association sponsored the forum entitled, “Preserving the Separation of Powers in Foreign Policy: Checks and Balances and the New Congressional Activism,” which brought toge…

The panelists discussed the United Nations actions leading up to and through the Persian Gulf war. The allied forces actions were said to rest on the Security Council’s 12 key resolutions. B…

This month the Warsaw Pact, a defense pact composed of Eastern European nations and the Soviet Union, was dissolved. The symposium was held as both a celebration and an analysis of the histo…

The panelists' remarks focused on the peace movement growing out of the Persian Gulf war. They reviewed the events leading to the current outcry against the war. Specific topics included: th…

Kuwaiti Ambassador to the United States, Sheik Saud Nasir Al-Sabah, spoke of the national security issues of the Persian Gulf war, particularly from the legal and humanistic aspects. He spok…

The American Bar Association’s conference looked at various aspects of the Persian Gulf war, including the establishment of war crimes tribunals, human rights violations, and the peace movem…

The panelists discussed the relationship of human rights and laws in relation to armed conflict, particularly the current Persian Gulf war. They also spoke on general human rights issues, su…

The committee’s hearing on the constitutional question of which arm of the U.S. government has the power to declare war continued with testimony from four professors of law. Eugene Rostow br…

Panelists debated the question, "Is there any justification for current or future use of force against Iraq by the United States?" After their debate they responded to audience members' qu…

General Burns talked about national security, focusing on the START treaty recently signed. Topics included the treaty’s procedures for destroying weapons systems in the U.S. and Soviet Unio…