Curriculum

Guantanamo Defense Clinic

On the day after his inauguration, President Obama announced his intention to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility by January 22, 2010. Events since that announcement suggest that Guantanamo will not, in fact, be closed by that date. Law and policy to govern the disposition of current and future detainees (at Guantanamo and elsewhere) is currently under development within the executive branch. Such dispositions, it appears, will include federal criminal prosecution for some, prosecution by military commission for others, and detention without criminal charge for a third group. Students in the Spring 2010 Guantanamo Defense Clinic will prepare template briefs and amicus briefs on selected issues that it is anticipated will be of central significance in the upcoming criminal and habeas litigation in this context.

Course requirements: Each student will perform a minimum of 100 hours of clinic work.

*** Law 531, Counter Terrorism must be taken concurrently with this Clinic. ***


Please note that course organization and content may vary substantially from semester to semester and descriptions are not necessarily professor specific. Please contact the instructor directly if you have particular course-related questions.

Prerequisite Information

Prerequisite: Public International Law OR National Security Law OR Military Law. Consistent with North Carolina State Bar regulations, students must be in at least their fourth semester of law study to enroll in this clinic.

Sections/Instructors

Madeline Morris
Guantanamo Defense Clinic 448A.01
Spring 2010

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