Conference on Terrorism, Global Security and the Law
Los Angeles Terrorism Early Warning Group Second Annual Conference
| Conference Theme: | Terrorism, Global Security and the Law |
| Organizers: | Los Angeles Terrorism Early Warning Group The RAND Corporation |
| Dates: | October 19 - 20, 2006 |
| Location: | The RAND Corporation 1776 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90407 Directions to RAND and parking information |
| How can I attend? | Attendance is free, but advance registration is required and seating is limited. For more information about registration and conference attendance, contact the Conference Administrator at conf@terrorstudies.org or (310) 286-7485.
Conference administration is provided by the Center for Advanced Studies on Terrorism (CAST). |
| Continuing Legal Education | Conference sessions have been certified for 8 hours of CLE credit by the State Bar of California. |
The Program
The 2006 Conference on Terrorism, Global Security and the Law brings together legal scholars, jurists, law enforcement and intelligence personnel, as well as national and international terrorism experts, for thoughtful examination of the legal issues that have emerged in the post-9/11 world of counterterrorism operations and efforts to strengthen homeland security.
The Conference will include plenary sessions, keynote speakers and a variety of breakout sessions. Topics to be addressed include:
- Detention, rendition, and treatment of prisoners. Discussion will focus on issues related to torture, coercive interrogation, and a prisoner's right to trial. Locations of detention centers, such as Guantanamo and “secret prisons,” will also be discussed.
- Presidential power and the war on terror. Discussion will focus on limits of Executive power and surveillance for counterterrorism, as well as the balancing of privacy rights with the need for surveillance, intelligence collection and data-mining efforts.
- Alien populations and the terrorist threat. Discussion will address perceptions and realities of the terrorist threat posed by large-scale illegal immigration and domestic Islamic populations.
- Constitutional issues and terrorism. Discussion will consider First Amendment and Fourth Amendment issues implicated in counterterrorism and homeland operations, as well as the prosecution in U.S. courts of terrorism researchers and scholars by Islamic organizations.
- Comparative law and policing issues. Discussion will focus on intelligence sharing between nations and implications of collaborative policing efforts across differing legal systems.
About the Organizers
Now in its tenth year, the Los Angeles Terrorism Early Warning Group (LA-TEW) is an interagency, multidisciplinary task force charged with counterterrorism intelligence gathering and terrorism response coordination for the greater Los Angeles area. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department serves as secretariat of the LA-TEW and group participants include a core cadre of intelligence professionals and the full-range of “first responders,” including police, fire, medical, military and other related agencies. LA-TEW is the oldest and largest terrorism early warning group in the nation and serves as a model for the ongoing federal effort to expand the collaborative interagency approach to countering terrorism to other major metropolitan areas in the U.S.
RAND is a nonprofit organization that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. As the nation's first "think tank," RAND has been expanding the boundaries of human knowledge for 60 years and continually seeks nonpartisan solutions to the most pressing challenges of our day. Today, RAND researchers explore solutions to policy problems across a broad range of issue areas including health, education, business, law and science. RAND's initial focus and unparalleled experience, however, is in the area of national security analysis and for 30 years, RAND has been a world leader in terrorism research and analysis. Conducted through RAND's Homeland Security Program, RAND's terrorism analysis supports the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies charged with preventing and mitigating the effects of terrorist activity in the U.S. Core competencies include critical infrastructure protection, emergency management, terrorism risk management, border control (particularly ports), first responders and preparedness, domestic threat assessments, domestic intelligence, and manpower and training.
Other Conference Sponsors Include: The Center for Advanced Studies on Terrorism (CAST), Terrorism Research Center, Inc. (TRC), National TEW Resource Center, New York University School of Law, USC Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), Syracuse University, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT), Center of Medical Multimedia Education and Technology (COMMET), and General Motors Corporation.
Conference Materials
Conference proceedings will be published online and in hard copy and digital CD form after the Conference. To review proceedings from the 2005 Conference, click here (PDF).
Further Inquiries
For more information, including media inquiries, contact the Conference administrator at conf@terrorstudies.org or (310) 286-7485.
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