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Tuesday, October 13, 4:30- 6:00 pm, Booth Auditorium

Unsure what the Torture Memos actually said, or why it matters?  Trying to figure out where you stand on one of the most critical issues in our Boalt community?  Wondering what the protesters in the hallway were yelling about?  Or just want to know what you can do about torture, anyway?

Come hear prominent lawyers and legal academics discuss the infamous "Torture Memos" written by the Bush Administration's Office of Legal Counsel, including Boalt Professor John Yoo.  These experts will examine the memos' serious violations of constitutional law, international law, and legal ethics/professional responsibility, consider some of the claims made in their defense, and suggest ways to restore the rule of law.

Featuring:

• The West Coast premiere of Tortured Law, a new video by Alliance for Justice about the Torture Memo authors.
• Allen Weiner (J.D., Stanford), professor of International Law, Stanford.
• Gowri Ramachandran (J.D., Yale), visiting professor of Constitutional Law, Berkeley.
• John Steele (J.D., Georgetown), publisher, Legal Ethics Forum (www.legalethicsforum.com); Legal Ethics lecturer, Berkeley.

• John Sims (J.D., Harvard), professor, Constitutional Law and National Security Law, McGeorge.

Organized by Boalt Alliance to Abolish Torture, a group of Berkeley Law students dedicated to restoring respect for the norm against torture and demanding accountability for the Torture Memo authors.  This event is part of Ending Torture Month, a series of events that will take place at Boalt from mid-October to mid-November.

Event co-sponsored by:
National Lawyers Guild- Boalt Chapter, Women of Color Collective,  Boalt
Muslim Students Association, South Asian Law Students Association,
Students for Environmental and Economic Justice, Pilipino American Law
Society, Law Students for Justice in Palestine, Native American Law Students Association.