2006 News Releases:

Dec 18, 2006

Professor William C. Banks was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor's story on the federal government's use of subpoenas in anti-terror efforts, "New twist on government control of data: use of subpoenas".

October 23, 2006

Professor David Crane published the following op-ed in The Jurist: "A Tree Fell in the Forrest: The Nuremburg Judgments 60 Years On".

September 28, 2006

Professor David Crane published the following op-ed in The Jurist: "Helping Americans and Fixing FEMA".

August 4, 2006

Professor David Crane published the following op-ed in The Jurist: "Narrowing U.S. War Crimes Law: Having Our Cake and Eating it Too?".

July 25, 2006

Professor David Crane was quoted in the Times Online article, "War       crimes warning as civilian deaths increase."  (James Bone)

July 21, 2006

Professor David Crane commented on the Iraqi Special Tribunal in the Worldpress.org article, "International Justice: Developments in the Last 15 Years."

July 13, 2006

Professor William C. Banks was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor's article, Will US military treat detainees differently now? Christian Science Monitor (Mark Sappenfield).

June 29, 2006

"Professor David Crane published the following op-ed in The Jurist: Losing the Moral High Ground:  The U.S. and the Rule of Law".

June 20, 2006

Professor David Crane commented on Charles Taylor's indictment and pending trial in the Johannesburg Mail and Garden.

May 2, 2006

Professor William C. Banks was quoted in The Orlando Sentinel article, Al-   Arian receives maximum sentence during sentencing hearing, judge assails fired professor as a 'master manipulator' (Pedro Ruz Gutierrez).

April 28, 2006

Professor William C. Banks was quoted in The Washington Post's article  Little is Clear in Law on Leaks (Dan Eggen).

April 4, 2006

Professor David Crane spoke with National Public Radio for their report, "In Taylor Trial, a Hope to Avoid Past Snafus."  It can be accessed here.

Professor David Crane was interviewed by the Associated Press regarding the site of the Sierra Leone Tribunal.  You can read the article on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's website.

April 2, 2006

Professor David Crane discussed the escape of Charles Taylor in the Guardian.

March 29, 2006 

Professor David Crane discusses the Special Court at Sierra Leone at the University of Western Ontario.

March 23, 2006

Professor David Crane responded to questions from the Voice of America about Liberia regarding the status of Charles Taylor.

March 13, 2006

Professor Banks commented on the NSA surveillance program in the US News and World Report article, Packing Heat (Chitra Ragavan).

March 9, 2006

Professor William C. Banks commented in the New York Times article, G.O.P. Plans would Allow Spying Without Warrants (Scott Shane and David Kirkpatrick).

February 24, 2006

Professor David M. Crane authored an op-ed piece in Jurist regarding the trial of Saddam Hussein and a rule of law.

February 15, 2006

The Analyst at AllAfrica.com quoted Professor Crane in "National Security v. Dollar Diplomacy."  The article is also available via pdf.

Professor David M. Crane was quoted in Austin American-Statesman article on the Saddam Hussein trial and a Newsblaze.com article on Charles M. Taylor.

February 11, 2006

Professor William C. Banks commented on the role of the Vice President in disclosing classified information in the Wall Street Journal article, Cheney Role Risks Political Fallout (Anne Marie Squeo and John D. McKinnon).

February 9, 2006

Dan Robinson quoted Professor Crane in Voice of America.  You can review the article  Experts, US Officials Say Taylor Still Threatens Liberia at the Voice of America website.

February 8, 2006

Professor Crane testified before the US House of Representative's International Relations Committee's Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations on Charles Taylor and Liberia.  You may view a copy of his testimony, "'I'll be Back' Charles Taylor and the Future of Liberia."

The New York Times' Eric Schmitt discusses Prof. Meigs and the new Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization.  Available from the NY Times or PDF. 

January 31, 2006

Professor Banks commented on the State of the Union Address and warrantless surveillance. Bush Stretches to Defend Terrorism, Los Angeles Times.

January 29, 2006

Professor Banks was quoted in the article, Experts challenge need for warrantless spying (Jim Puzzanghera, Mercury News Washington Bureau). Available PDF at the INSCT Website.

January 25, 2006

Professor Crane was quoted in a Washington Post article - "Hussein Trail Halts Again, Setting Off Wave of Criticism." (Ellen Knickmeyer)