CENTER FOR ETHICS AND THE RULE OF LAW

CERL's Mission

The Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL), affiliated with the Annenberg Public Policy Center at Penn, is a non-partisan interdisciplinary institute dedicated to preserving and promoting ethics and the rule of law in national security, warfare, and democratic governance. CERL draws from the study of law, philosophy, and ethics to answer the difficult questions that arise in domestic and transnational crises and conflicts. more

Reclaiming the Rule of Law: Guantánamo’s Forever Prisoners and the Fate of Liberal Democracy

The Legacies of Guantánamo: Twenty Years After Military Commission Order No. 1

Poland's Constitutional Breakdown

Author Spencer Ackerman, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, in conversation with CERL’s Prof. Claire Finkelstein

Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump

Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Lecture in Law, Government, and Public Policy with Michèle Flournoy, Chief Executive Officer, WestExec Advisors, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Women Driving Change in National Security: Cutting Through the Red Tape

Discussion following a screening of <strong>The Report</strong>

Discussion following a screening of The Report

CERL Book Talk with Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President, What We Don’t, Can’t and Do Know

The 2021 CERL Summer Internship Class

Reclaiming the Rule of Law: Guantánamo’s Forever Prisoners and the Fate of Liberal Democracy

The Legacies of Guantánamo: Twenty Years After Military Commission Order No. 1

Poland's Constitutional Breakdown

Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump

Women Driving Change in National Security: Cutting Through the Red Tape

Discussion following a screening of The Report

Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President, What We Don’t, Can’t and Do Know

The 2021 CERL Summer Internship Class

CERL on Twitter

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 14 hours ago

Today, #SCOTUS will consider a petition filed by @ACLU and @knightcolumbia on behalf of five former gov't employees, among them CERL Interim Executive Director @glynco, questioning the constitutionality of the far-reaching prepublication review system.

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 14 hours ago

CERL Roundup: Today's constitutional era, the legacy of the U.S. torture regime, and more -

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 1 day ago

"The selective and carefully targeted nature of the judicial pushback against Congress shows that what is happening now is not really about states’ rights any more than the Civil War was," wrote CERL Affiliated Faculty @kroosevelt93 in a new opinion.

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 4 days ago

CERL congratulates the graduating class of 2022! 🎉 We send a special thanks to the students who have guided and supported the center's projects over the years. Wishing you the best in your future endeavors!

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 6 days ago

"Symposium participants underscored that the failure to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility continues to tarnish America’s reputation in the world." Read more about last month's co-sponsored event with @GeorgetownLaw here:

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 1 week ago

RT @greggbloche: Now available online! @PennCERL @glynco @carolrosenberg @just_security @lawfareblog @lawdragon_news @groveatlantic @alex…

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Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 1 week ago

Today at 8am ET, @COFinkelstein will give the second of two lectures at @InstitutVilley, "The Evolution of Presidential War Powers in Advanced Democracies: Lessons from the War on Terror." Register here: https://t.co/GfnxRVBMIT

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 2 weeks ago

Today at 8am ET! Register at the link below to tune in to one of two lectures by CERL Faculty Director @COFinkelstein, "Expanding Executive Authority and the Rule of Law: How to Hold a President Responsible When He Breaks the Law." Register here: https://t.co/JtZ9Iw13BY

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 2 weeks ago

In 2019, @knightcolumbia and @ACLU challenged the constitutionality of the U.S. prepublication review system on behalf of five former gov't employees, among them CERL Interim Exec. Dir. @glynco. Now, a petition seeking review of the case is before #SCOTUS. Read more about it. 👇

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 2 weeks ago

CERL Roundup: How a clean energy transition can stem Russia's power, prosecuting alleged Russian war crimes, and more -

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 2 weeks ago

CERL Faculty Director @COFinkelstein will deliver two lectures at @InstitutVilley next week on the president and the #RuleofLaw. 🗓️ Monday, May 9 2-4pm CET | 8-10am ET 🗓️Tuesday, May 10 2-4pm CET | 8-10am ET Register to attend online: More details 👇 https://t.co/H5Tb6ImnYV

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 2 weeks ago

CERL welcomes new Executive Board member Robert Kelner - https://t.co/61zZZyeOSD

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 2 weeks ago

Spots available in CERL's 2022 Summer Internship Program. Apply today! - https://t.co/jFAFfSWUET

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) 3 weeks ago

📺On @MSNBC, CERL Executive Board member Gen. Votel says continuing Russian missile attacks are meant to "sow confusion" and "cause fear." Watch the clip:

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