In The Torture Memos: Rationalizing the Unthinkable, Cole collects and examines the once-secret memos that authorized the CIA's controversial interrogation tactics, and argues that the lawyers involved failed their constitutional and ethical responsibilities, and authorized brutal and illegal conduct.
The panel will debate what forms of accountability, if any, are appropriate for the lawyers who drafted the memos.
A Georgetown Law press release with more information about the book is available here.
This event is sponsored by the Georgetown Law Center for the Study of the Legal Profession and the Center on National Security and the Law.
A Webcast will be available at http://www.law.georgetown.edu/webcast/.
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