Secrecy, Surveillance, and National Security: A Conversation on Government Accountability
January 30, 2018
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Secrecy, Surveillance, and National Security: A Conversation on Government Accountability
Tuesday, January 30th
7:00-9:00PM
Amherst Jones Library
43 Amity Street, Amherst MA 01002
RSVP: leif.maynard@gmail.com
Speaker: Professor Sudha Setty
The thin line between effective national security and the preservation of civil liberties and democratic rule of law in the U.S. is an ongoing debate that underpins American societal values and ignites the discussion on the place for secrecy in a government accountable to the people. In 2018, as the Trump administration doubles down on its national security strategy, how do we ensure the rights of all Americans are protected? What models do other nations offer that strike the balance between security and privacy? To understand the Trump administration's approach to secrecy in matters of national security, join us as constitutional law expert Sudha Setty unpacks this complex issue and discusses her new book, National Security Secrecy: Comparative Effects on Democracy and the Rule of Law.
Sudha Setty is the Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Intellectual Life and a Professor of Law at Western New England University School of Law, in Springfield, MA, where she has twice won teaching awards. She teaches Law and Terrorism, Comparative Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Business Organizations and Contracts. Her scholarly work focuses on comparative analysis of separation of powers, rule of law and national security issues and she currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy. She has served as defense counsel in civil, regulatory and criminal matters involving national security issues, including terrorism financing investigations and lawsuits, and a pro bono matter challenging sentencing guidelines for those convicted of terrorist acts. Professor Setty graduated as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar from Columbia Law School and received her A.B. in History (concentration in comparative civil rights) with honors from Stanford University.
Co-sponsors: Critical Connections and Karuna Center for Peacebuilding. This event is made possible through the generous funding of Mass Humanities, whose grants inspire considered thought, conversations, and action.
-Contact:
Leif Maynard
Program Associate
Critical Connections
leif.maynard@gmail.com
(413)-834-1760
Secrecy, Surveillance, and National Security: A Conversation on Government Accountability
Secrecy, Surveillance, and National Security: A Conversation on Government Accountability
January 30, 2018 –
Secrecy, Surveillance, and National Security: A Conversation on Government Accountability
Tuesday, January 30th
7:00-9:00PM
Amherst Jones Library
43 Amity Street, Amherst MA 01002
RSVP: leif.maynard@gmail.com
Speaker: Professor Sudha Setty
The thin line between effective national security and the preservation of civil liberties and democratic rule of law in the U.S. is an ongoing debate that underpins American societal values and ignites the discussion on the place for secrecy in a government accountable to the people. In 2018, as the Trump administration doubles down on its national security strategy, how do we ensure the rights of all Americans are protected? What models do other nations offer that strike the balance between security and privacy? To understand the Trump administration's approach to secrecy in matters of national security, join us as constitutional law expert Sudha Setty unpacks this complex issue and discusses her new book, National Security Secrecy: Comparative Effects on Democracy and the Rule of Law.
Sudha Setty is the Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Intellectual Life and a Professor of Law at Western New England University School of Law, in Springfield, MA, where she has twice won teaching awards. She teaches Law and Terrorism, Comparative Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Business Organizations and Contracts. Her scholarly work focuses on comparative analysis of separation of powers, rule of law and national security issues and she currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy. She has served as defense counsel in civil, regulatory and criminal matters involving national security issues, including terrorism financing investigations and lawsuits, and a pro bono matter challenging sentencing guidelines for those convicted of terrorist acts. Professor Setty graduated as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar from Columbia Law School and received her A.B. in History (concentration in comparative civil rights) with honors from Stanford University.
Co-sponsors: Critical Connections and Karuna Center for Peacebuilding. This event is made possible through the generous funding of Mass Humanities, whose grants inspire considered thought, conversations, and action.
-Contact:
Leif Maynard
Program Associate
Critical Connections
leif.maynard@gmail.com
(413)-834-1760
Secrecy, Surveillance, and National Security: A Conversation on Government Accountability