Event Title
Representing a ‘High Value Detainee’ at Guantanamo
Description
In this presentation, Robinson will speak of his work with the John Adams Project, a joint effort of the ACLU and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to involve some of the country's best criminal defense attorneys in representing Guantanamo detainees. Having traveled repeatedly under intense security conditions to Guantanamo in Cuba, Robinson faced challenges and risks to provide the accused with effective representation. His talk will describe his extraordinary experiences representing one of the five ‘high value detainees’ charged with the attacks on September 11, 2001.
About the Lecturer: Jeff Robinson, Criminal Defense Lawyer at Schroeter, Goldmark and Bender
Document Type
Event
Start Date
4-5-2011 12:00 PM
End Date
4-5-2011 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Legal assistance to prisoners; Detention of persons--United States; Civil rights--United States; Prisoners of war--Legal status, laws, etc.--Cuba--Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Geographic Coverage
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)
Type
Moving image
Keywords
John Adams Project, Guantanamo detainees, High value detainees
Rights
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Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Representing a ‘High Value Detainee’ at Guantanamo
Fairhaven College Auditorium
In this presentation, Robinson will speak of his work with the John Adams Project, a joint effort of the ACLU and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to involve some of the country's best criminal defense attorneys in representing Guantanamo detainees. Having traveled repeatedly under intense security conditions to Guantanamo in Cuba, Robinson faced challenges and risks to provide the accused with effective representation. His talk will describe his extraordinary experiences representing one of the five ‘high value detainees’ charged with the attacks on September 11, 2001.
About the Lecturer: Jeff Robinson, Criminal Defense Lawyer at Schroeter, Goldmark and Bender