Justice at Guantanamo: One Woman's Odyssey and Her Crusade for Human Rights

Kristine Huskey, Professor of Law and Former Director of the National Security Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law, signed and discussed her new book,Justice at Guantanamo: One Woman's Odyssey and Her Crusade for Human Rights. Justice at Guantanamo is both a personal memoir and a serious exploration of the issues surrounding the treatment and rights of Guantanamo detainees. After chronicling Professor Huskey's unconventional path to the legal profession, the book describes how she found her calling when she began representing Guantanamo detainees as an associate at Shearman and Sterling. Since 2002, Professor Huskey has represented over fifteen detainees, including Omar Khadr, the young Canadian citizen charged with war crimes, and has worked on landmark cases such as Rasul v Bush, the 2004 Supreme Court case which ruled that the Court had authority to review the detention of foreign nationals at Guantanamo Bay. Professor Huskey has visited Guantanamo numerous times and has discussed national security and human rights issues on CNN, BBC, NPR, and C-Span.

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010; 6:30-8 pm

Busboys and Poets (Langston Room)
2021 14th St. NW (14th and V Streets)
Washington DC 20009

This event was co-sponsored by Busboys and Poets' Teaching for Change Bookstore, which is a social justice nonprofit. Learn more at http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/