Jennifer C. Daskal (born 1972) is a professor of law and faculty director of the Tech, Law, Security Program at theWashington College of Law atAmerican University inWashington, D.C.[1] Her work focuses on terrorism, national security, and criminal law.
Jennifer C. Daskal | |
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.jpg) Daskal in January 2018 | |
| Born | 1972 (age 52–53) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law School University of Cambridge Brown University |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Known for | senior counsel forHuman Rights Watch |
She previously served as senior counsel forHuman Rights Watch, where she focused on similar issues.[2][3] She also worked in theU.S. Department of Justice during theObama administration, which was seeking to prosecute terror suspects through the criminal justice system instead of through military tribunals.[4][5]
Career
editA graduate ofHarvard Law School, theUniversity of Cambridge, andBrown University and aMarshall Scholar,[6][7] Daskal garnered attention after traveling to the countries to whichGuantanamo detainees had been released to verify that those countries were abiding by the undertakings they made to theU.S. federal government to respect the returned detainees' human rights.[8]
Daskal is a professor of law atAmerican University.[6][9]
In April 2022, Daskal was announced as a member of theDisinformation Governance Board for theU.S. Department of Homeland Security.[10]
References
edit- ^"Faculty".American University Washington College of Law. Retrieved2021-11-23.
- ^Human Rights Watch Staff – Main Page
- ^Daskal, Jennifer."Jennifer Daskal".Huffington Post.
- ^[1] Holder admits current DOJ hires have represented Guantanamo detainees.
- ^Matt Ehling (2012-06-07)."Jennifer Daskal, Obama, and the institutionalizing of the war on terrorism". Minneapolis Post. Retrieved2012-06-09.
- ^ab"Jennifer Daskal - Bio". New America. Retrieved24 May 2017.
- ^Daskal, Jennifer."Jennifer Daskal".Huffington Post.
- ^Jennifer Daskal (September 2, 2007)."A Fate Worse Than Guantanamo".Washington Post. Retrieved2007-09-02.
- ^"Prof. Jennifer Daskal - Bio".Federalist Society. Retrieved24 May 2017.
- ^"DHS Standing Up Disinformation Governance Board Led by Information Warfare Expert - HS Today". 2022-04-28. Retrieved2022-04-30.
External links
edit- Appearances onC-SPAN
- "Congress must restore basic rights".Sacramento Bee. Retrieved2007-09-27.
- Jennifer Daskal (April 2, 2007)."Spring Break in Guantanamo: The View from the Hicks Hearing Courtroom".Huffington Post. Retrieved2007-09-02.
- Jennifer Daskal."FREE SPACE: Jennifer Daskal on Guantanamo Bay by Aaron Titus".Liberty Coalition. Archived from the original on 2007-08-01. Retrieved2007-09-02.
- "GITMO: What You Read vs. What You See".The Heritage Foundation. March 1, 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved2007-09-02.
- "Torture and the War on Terror - The UN Investigates".United Nations Radio News Service. August 23, 2007. Retrieved2007-09-02.
- Jennifer Daskal (April 1, 2007)."This was a trial?".International Herald Tribune. Retrieved2007-09-02.