Countering Terrorism Through Domestic and International Targeted Sanctions:
A Rule of Law Perspective
Monday, September 15, 2008
American University Washington College of Law (Room 603)
4801 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Co-sponsored by the Office of Special Events and Continuing Legal Education, the WCL Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, and the Government of Liechtenstein
9:30 am - Registration
9:45 am - Opening Remarks
Claudio Grossman, Dean, American University Washington College of Law
Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations
10:00 am - Session 1: Domestic and International Targeted Sanctions Regimes - A Comparison
Moderator: Prof. Robert Goldman, American University Washington College of Law
The Terrorist Designation Process in the United States: Adam J. Szubin, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
The EU Legal Framework for Counter-terrorism Targeted Sanction: Stephen Marquardt, Council of the European Union - Liaison Office to the United Nations
Targeted Sanctions Imposed by the UN Security Council: Joanna Weschler, Security Council Report
12:00 pm - Lunch
2:00 pm - Session 2: Legal Challenges to Counter-terrorism Sanction Regimes - Administrative Law, Criminal Law, and Human Rights
Moderator: Jonathan Winer, APCO Worldwide
The Role of Intelligence Information: Patrick Radden Keefe, writer
Court Cases Regarding Domestic Listing Regimes: Ori Lev, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
Court Cases Regarding International Listing Regimes: Christopher Michaelsen, Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney
4:00 pm - Session 3: Effective Review of Listing Decisions - The Way Forward
Moderator: Eric Rosand, Center for Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
"Fair and Clear Procedures" in UN Sanctions Listing - An Outsider Perspective: Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations
"Fair and Clear Procedures" in UN Sanctions Listing - An Insider Perspectve: Richard Barrett, United Nations Al-Qaida/Taliban Monitoring Team
The Way Towards a Compromise: Sue Eckert, Watson Institute, Brown University
5:30 pm - Reception in the Dean's Suite, 3rd Floor
For more information and to register, please contact: Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education, American University Washington College of Law
Phone: 202.274.4075; Fax: 202.274.4079; www.wcl.american.edu/secle or secle@wcl.american.edu
