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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…