2008 CTNSP SEMINAR SERIES ON STABILITY OPERATIONS
Center for Technology and National Security Policy
in conjunction with the
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Stability Operations Capabilities
Marshall Hall, Room 155, Fort McNair, DC 20319

  Rule of Law and Governance as Stabilization Tools  
 
 
Day One – Wednesday, 9 January 2008
0730 - 0800 Registration and Coffee
   
0800 - 0900 Beginner's Guide to Nation - Building
  AMB James Dobbins, Director International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND. Former Assistant Secretary of State and Special Envoy to Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan
   
0900 - 1000 Definitions, Methods, and Tactics of Rule of Law Interventions
  Rachel Kleinfeld, Executive Director, Truman National Security Project
   
1000 - 1015 BREAK
   
1015 - 1215 The Military Experience with Rule of Law in Iraq
  MG (ret.) Donald Campbell, Judge (ret.) Superior Court, New Jersey. Former Commander, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, and Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Justice, CPA Iraq
  COL Margaret Bond, Reserve Staff Judge Advocate, Joint Forces Command. Former Staff Judge Advocate and Chief, Government Team, 352nd Civil Affairs Command, Iraq
  COL (ret.) Daniel (Larry) Rubini, US Administrative Law Judge – Philadelphia. Former Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Justice, CPA, Iraq
  COL (ret.) Mike Cleary, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia. Former Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Justice, Iraq
  LTC William Britt, Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Office of Military Commissions. Former Command Legal Advisor, Marine TF 3/5, 716th MP BN, and 310th MP BN, Iraq
   
1215 - 1330 Working Lunch: Islamic Law and Stability Operations
  Dr. Mark Welton, Professor of International and Comparative Law, U.S. Military Academy at West Point
   
1330 - 1430 Can Interim Governments Bring Stability?
  Dr. Jessica Piombo, Asst. Prof. and Regional Coordinator for Sub-Saharan Africa, Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School
  Dr. Carrie Manning, Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science Department, Georgia State University
   
1430 - 1530 Security Sector Reform for Transitional Governments and Beyond
  Julie Werbel, Senior Security Sector Reform Advisor, Office of Democracy and Governance, USAID
  Christina Rosati, Senior Coordinator, Office of Plans, Policy and Analysis Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State
  COL Gregory Hermsmeyer, Deputy Director, International Capacity Building, OUSD (P), Partnership Strategy
   
Day Two - Thursday April 17, 2008
   
0730 - 0800 Registration and Coffee
   
0800 – 0930 Rule of Law Preparation of the Environment
  LTC Al Goshi, U.S. Army, Chief, Stability Operations & Rule of Law Branch, Office of the Judge Advocate General
  Melanne A. Civic, Esq., Senior Rule of Law Advisor, S/CRS, Department of State
  Dr. Paul Callister, Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Law
  Don Smith, Joint Center for International Security Force Assistance (JCISFA) & Institute for Rule of Law, Identity, Stability and Culture (IRISC)
   
0930 - 1030 Can Might Make Rights?
  Professor Rosa Brooks, Georgetown University Law Center and Columnist, Los Angeles Times. Former Senior Advisor, US Dept of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor
   
1030 - 1045 Break
   
1045 - 1200 Non-State Justice Systems, Model Criminal Codes, and Corrections in Conflict Environments
  Deborah Isser, Senior Program Officer, Rule of Law Program and Co-director, Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice Project , U.S. Institute of Peace. Former Chief of Staff to the Principal Deputy High Representative in Bosnia and Special Advisor on PKO at the U.S. Mission to the UN
  Dr. Vivienne O’Connor, Advisor, Rule of Law Program and Co-director, Model Codes for Post Conflict Criminal Justice Project, U.S. Institute of Peace
  Terry Bartlett, Assistant Director, Criminal Division, International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program, U.S. Department of Justice
   
1200 - 1315 Working Lunch: The Rule of Law Sectoral Handbook
  Michelle Hughes, Esq. Principal Director, Rule of Law, U.S. Joint Forces Command J9
   
1315 - 1500 Governance Issues in Afghanistan and Iraq:
  Afghanistan: Political Reconstruction in a Tribal Society
  Dr. Thomas Johnson, Research Professor, Department of National Security Affairs (NSA/JO), Naval Postgraduate School
  Iraq’s Constitution: Political Unity or Disunity?
  Erin Mathews, Director for Iraq Programs, National Democratic Institute
  Local Governance Programs in Iraq and Afghanistan
  Dr. Ron Johnson, Executive Vice President for International Development, RTI International
  LTC James Gavrilis, Political-Military Planner, Joint Chiefs of Staff, J5 Strategic Plans and Policy, Iraq Division
   
1500 - 1515 Key Issues and Findings
  Bernie Carreau, Center for Technology and National Security Policy
   

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