LAW 748 - Dept of Defense Mil Comm Clnc

This clinic is a special project. Second and third year students will be researching and writing legal memos to be provided to the prosecutors’ office for the Guantanamo military commissions. The client is the U.S. Department of Defense and students will be preparing the memos under the supervision of Professor Malone who is the supervising attorney for the project. Depending upon the number of participants, students will be expected to research and writte 25-30 pages on the provided questions. There will also be one-hour classroom meetings on substantive background issues, student discussion of their work, and international legal research. Grade is based on class participation and the written memos.

This course satisfies the writing requirement.