Defending the Enemy Accused: The Role of Defense Councel at Military Commissions

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Brigadier General Scott C. black is commander and commandant of the Judge Advocate General?s Legal Center and School. What do military lawyers assigned to defend the dtainees at Guantanamo Bay, and other unpopular defendants, owe to their clients? General Black will address this and other questions. Forum participants may read aboutt one set of questions in the article ?Commander Swift Objects,? available at the New York Times online archive, from the June 13, 2004 Sunday Magazine.