(Go On! is an occasional item on symposia of interest) The National Institute of Military Justice will host "Public Trials? Lifting the Veil on Military Courts-Martial," from 12 noon-1:30 p.m. April 14, 2009, at American University Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C.Speaking on the panel will be: Lucy Dalglish, Executive Director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; Nayna Malayang, the NIMJ Dean's Fellow and an LL.M. candidate at American University Washington College of Law; and Commander Stephen McCleary, Chief, Office of Military Justice, U.S. Coast Guard. Moderator will be NIMJ Executive Director Michelle M. Lindo McCluer.
The program will analyze the theoretical openness of military courts-martial versus the reality that most courts-martial have few, if any, civilian spectators. Panelists then will suggest ways of remedying shortcomings.Registration for the free program is here.
