Human Rights Brief
A Legal Resource for the International Human Rights CommunityOpening Remarks
Claudio Grossman
Mark Thomson
Panel 1: Are Adequate Legal Frameworks in Place at the Domestic Level?
Introductory Remarks
Richard Wilson
Protections Provided by International Law
Manfred Nowak
Challenging Impunity
Diane Orentlicher
Domestic Incorporation of Obligations Luis Gallegos and Under the Convention against Torture
Claudio Grossman
Torture as a Specific Criminal Offense in Domestic Laws
Matt Pollard
Panel 2: How Are Laws Applied and Detention Practices Reformed?
Introductory Remarks
João Nataf
Litigation: Taking Cases and Those Responsible to Court
Steven Watt
Advocacy and Campaigning Against Torture
James Ross
Reforming Interrogation Practices: Alexis St. Martin and the Post-9/11 Era Opportunity
Eugene R. Fidell
Reforming Interrogation Practices
David Danzig
Panel 2 Question & Answer Session
Luncheon Keynote Address
Mark Schneider
Panel 3: Transparency & Access of Independent Experts to Places of Detention
Introductory Remarks
Viviana Krsticevic
Oversight Practices of U.S. Juvenile Facilities
Ted H. Rubin
Experience in Latin America
Santiago Canton
Expectations of the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture, the National Preventative Mechanisms, and the UN OPCAT
Malcolm Evans
Health-Related Considerations
Nora Sveaass
Follow-Up Procedures Felice Gaer
Panel 3 Question & Answer Session
The proper citation for an article in the Human Rights Brief Volume 16, Issue 4, beginning at page 51 would be: 16 No. 4 Hum. Rts. Brief 51 (2009).