National Security, the War on Terror, and the Constitution: A Forum

Abstract: 2006 Constitution Day Event

National Security, the War on Terror, and the Constitution: A Forum

A campus wide forum held in honor of Constitution Day and the 5th anniversary of the Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center.

In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, the United States quickly responded with a wide range of statutes, executive orders and public policy statements reflecting the perceived need for more effective information gathering, as well as new understandings of traditional constitutional concerns.

This forum will look at a wide range of statutes, and public policy positions taken by Congress, and the President during the past five years. These range from privacy concerns and the use of electronic surveillance; the status of combatants and non-combatant collaborators; the treatment of military prisoners in the United States and in Guantanamo; interrogation techniques; and the applicability of international treaties. The Forum will bring together a wide range of constitutional scholars, historians and political scientists, to consider, evaluate and debate the impact 9/11 has had, and continues to have on the American Constitution.

Featuring:
GORDON SILVERSTEIN, UC Berkeley Travers Political Science Dept.
RICH ABRAMS, UC Berkeley History Dept.
LOWELL BERGMAN, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
STEPHEN MAURER, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy
VIKRAM AMAR, UC Hastings College of Law
PETE MCCLOSKEY, former congressman
TOM GEDE, Conference of Western Attorneys General

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