28 Mar Hamdan’s Oral Argument – Conspiracy and the Law of War (Updated)
28.03.06
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CSpan has the Hamdan oral argument going. [Actually, the oral argument is best found here at the Georgetown Law School website]. I’ve been listening to parts of the Katyal argument and he actually invested a substantial amount of time in the argument Ariel Lavinbuk* has been making and we’ve been discussing here: whether conspiracy is a permissible violation of the law of war.
*Previously misspelled
I just want to note how grateful I am to C-SPAN for covering the oral arguments, which I’m listening to in lieu of ‘bedtime reading.’ It truly is a public service in the best sense: an exemplary instance of furthering the goals of civic education so vital to would-be democratic polities…. In this case, especially for those such as myself who lack formal training in constitutional and international law, it is quite informative. In addition, it’s a nice illustration of a particular form of argumentative dialogue…. In short: utterly enjoyable and intrinsically fascinating!