Symposium: Lawfare!

The Frederick K. Cox International Law Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law will host a symposium on "Lawfare!," September 10, 2010. The program is not yet available online. Here's the idea:

Traditionally “Lawfare” was defined as “a strategy of using—or misusing—law as a substitute for traditional military means to achieve an operational objective.” But lately, commentators and governments have applied the concept to International Criminal Tribunals, the defense counsel’s tactics challenging the detention of al Qaeda suspects in Guantanamo Bay and to the controversial Goldstone Commission Report. This Conference and Experts Meeting, featuring two-dozen leading academics, practitioners, and former government officials from all sides of the political spectrum, will examine the usefulness and appropriate application of the “Lawfare” concept.