State-Sponsored Targeted Killings and Assassinations:US and Talmudic Law Compared What differentiates targeted killings, extra-judicial killings, and assassinations? How do nations justify targeted killings on foreign soil? How does collateral damage affect the morality of these actions? What is the legal stance when there is a low probability of hitting the intended target? Approved for 1.5 CLE credits (1.0 Ethics; 0.5 Substantive)Cost: $36 with CLE credit; $15 for general attendance. Scroll to bottom to register Presenters: Professor Michael A. NewtonEditor of the United States Department of Defense "Law of War Manual: Commentary and Critique" An authority on the law of armed conflict, Professor Newton served as the senior adviser to the Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues in the U.S. State Department from January 1999 to August 2002, during which he implemented a wide range of policy positions, including U.S. support to accountability mechanisms worldwide. He negotiated the “Elements of Crimes” for the International Criminal Court, and was the senior member of the team teaching international law to the first group of Iraqis who began to think about accountability mechanisms and a constitutional structure in November 2000. Having served in the US Army for more than 21 years, Professor Newton is currently a professor at Vanderbilt University where he developed and teaches the innovative International Law Practice Lab, which provides expert assistance to judges, lawyers, legislatures, governments and policy makers around the world. Rabbi Dr. Shlomo BrodyRabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody is the executive director of Ematai and a columnist for the Jerusalem Post. He previously served as a senior instructor at Yeshivat Hakotel, the dean of the Tikvah Online Academy, and a junior research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. His writings on Jewish ethics and contemporary moral dilemmas have been cited by the Israeli Supreme Court and published in numerous scholarly journals and popular publications. A graduate of Harvard College, he received his rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate, MA in Jewish Philosophy from Hebrew University, and doctorate in law from Bar-Ilan University. His first book, A Guide to the Complex: Contemporary Halakhic Debates (Maggid), received a National Jewish Book Award.
