Newswise — Douglass Cassel, director of the Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University School of Law, can speak about the Jose Padilla ruling as well as issues related to the Saddam Hussein prosecution. He comments frequently on the Bush Administration's anti-terror policies
Cassel is an attorney, journalist and scholar specializing in international human rights, international humanitarian and international criminal law, including terrorism. He has served as consultant on human rights to the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the United States Department of State and the Ford Foundation. His articles have been published nationally and internationally; and his commentaries on human rights are published in Chicago newspapers and broadcast on Chicago Public Radio.
Ian Hurd, assistant professor of political science, is a specialist on international relations and institutions, can talk about the Saddam Hussein prosecution. He believes that all three trial options being discussed are tricky.
Hurd's teaching interests are international relations, international political economy, globalization and international organizations.
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