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The Center for Policy and Research at Seton Hall University School of Law
is directed by Professor Mark Denbeaux
and is located in Newark
, New Jersey
in the United States
. Founded in 2005, students, serving as Fellows at the Center, conduct the bulk of the Center’s research and policy analysis, as well as publish reports – in conjunction with Senior Fellows at the Center (working attorneys) as well Seton Hall faculty – on subjects of national importance. Major studies undertaken by the Fellows include research projects on: United States detention practices and policies (most notably in Guantánamo Bay); interrogation and intelligence gathering; proficiency tests of forensic witnesses; and the demographic impact of New Jersey’s Drug-Free Zones.
The Reports draw on Department of Defense
data and public statements to develop profiles of the detainees in terms of the offenses with which they are charged, the places of their capture, and the terrorist groups with whom they are said to be associated. The most recent report focuses on Incident Reports prepared by the Government in order to assess the dangerousness of the detainees to their captors and various Government statements to determine how dangerous the detainees are to themselves.
In addition, NYU Press is jointly creating an electronic archive within the NYU library. The archive will digitally preserve the primary reports and related documents related to Guantánamo Bay.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0814737366
Denbeaux statement to Senate Judiciary Committee 12-11-07: http://kyl.senate.gov/legis_center/subdocs/121107_denbeaux.pd *http://kyl.senate.gov/legis_center/subdocs/121107_denbeaux.pdf
Denbeaux quote in article about GTMO detainee held over charity ties: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/08/31/detentions_over_charity_ties_questioned *http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/08/31/detentions_over_charity_ties_questioned/
Citation: 48 Harv. Int’l L.J. Online 69 (2007): http://www.harvardilj.org/online/111 *http://www.harvardilj.org/online/111
Citing Feb 2006 report: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/26/washington/26gitmo.htm *http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/26/washington/26gitmo.html
Quote in- Guardian: 2-23-09: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/23/guantanamo-bay-prison-human-rights *http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/23/guantanamo-bay-prison-human-rights
Report Site: 1-8-08: http://www.theagitator.com/2008/01/08/innocent-in-guantanamo *http://www.theagitator.com/2008/01/08/innocent-in-guantanamo/
Report Study: 1-22-09: http://www.slate.com/id/2209404 *http://www.slate.com/id/2209404/
Denbeaux quote/study: 11-21-06: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=651492 *http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6514923
Denbeaux quote: 6-14-06: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-06-14-bush-gitmo_x.htm *http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-06-14-bush-gitmo_x.htm
Rafiq Lawsuit: 4-23-09: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/tunisian_man_sues_over_alleged.html *http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/tunisian_man_sues_over_alleged.html
Denbeaux quote: 6-12-06: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,199030,00.html *http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,199030,00.html
Report quote 2-11-06: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\02\11\story_11-2-2006_pg4_4 *http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\02\11\story_11-2-2006_pg4_4
Report quote 6-10-09: http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-jersey-law-professor-alleges-pentagon-inflates-recidivism-of-freed-gitmo-detainees-76953 *http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-jersey-law-professor-alleges-pentagon-inflates-recidivism-of-freed-gitmo-detainees-76953/
Report quote: 5-21-09: http://sweetness-light.com/archive/1-in-7-freed-detainees-back-at-terrorism *http://sweetness-light.com/archive/1-in-7-freed-detainees-back-at-terrorism
Denbeaux quote/report: 1-14-09: http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2009-01/2009-01-14-voa12.cfm?CFID=309692450&CFTOKEN=35800358&jsessionid=8830d5fd70acd4a457a2019a215f5d3d1458 *http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2009-01/2009-01-14-voa12.cfm?CFID=309692450&CFTOKEN=35800358&jsessionid=8830d5fd70acd4a457a2019a215f5d3d1458
Report site: 4-7-09: http://www.torturesnotus.net/pb/wp_5f06f211/wp_5f06f211.html *http://www.torturesnotus.net/pb/wp_5f06f211/wp_5f06f211.html
Report site: 1-25-09: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/25/national/main4752211.shtml *http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/25/national/main4752211.shtml
Report Site: 5-20-09: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/us/politics/21gitmo.html *http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/us/politics/21gitmo.html
Denbeaux quote: 6-12-06: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0612-03.htm *http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0612-03.htm
Denbeaux Quote: 6-12-06: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5070514.stm *http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5070514.stm
Riccardelli site 5-27-09: http://www.shuruleoflaw.com/2009/01/27/209/ *http://www.shuruleoflaw.com/2009/01/27/209/
Report/Denbeaux quote: http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/1166 *http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/1166
Report Quote. 9-9-07: http://www.witnesstorture.org/who_are_they *http://www.witnesstorture.org/who_are_they
Report Quote: http://gdaeman.blogspot.com/2007/09/many-in-guantanamo-are-innocent.html *http://gdaeman.blogspot.com/2007/09/many-in-guantanamo-are-innocent.html
Report site 1-26-09: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/fd/refugeeresettlement_/RefugeeResettlement_en.pdf *http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/fd/refugeeresettlement_/RefugeeResettlement_en.pdf
Report site 1-22-09: http://bucknakedpolitics.typepad.com/buck_naked_politics/2009/01/was-the-guantanamo-report-fake.html *http://bucknakedpolitics.typepad.com/buck_naked_politics/2009/01/was-the-guantanamo-report-fake.html
Denbeaux quote 2-24-06: http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0122/p01s01-usgn.html *http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0122/p01s01-usgn.html
Report site: http://www.smh.com.au/news/richard-ackland/innocence-ignored-at-guantanamo/2006/02/23/1140670202994.html *http://www.smh.com.au/news/richard-ackland/innocence-ignored-at-guantanamo/2006/02/23/1140670202994.html
Seton Hall University School of Law
The Seton Hall University School of Law is part of Seton Hall University, and is located in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Seton Hall Law School is the only private law school in New Jersey, and is the top-ranked of the three law schools in the state...
is directed by Professor Mark Denbeaux
Mark Denbeaux
Mark P. Denbeaux is a law professor at Seton Hall University School of Law, Director of the Center for Policy and Research at Seton Hall Law School, author of a standard law text, and practicing attorney of counsel in the family law firm of Denbeaux & Denbeaux.Denbeaux served as senior attorney in...
and is located in Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Founded in 2005, students, serving as Fellows at the Center, conduct the bulk of the Center’s research and policy analysis, as well as publish reports – in conjunction with Senior Fellows at the Center (working attorneys) as well Seton Hall faculty – on subjects of national importance. Major studies undertaken by the Fellows include research projects on: United States detention practices and policies (most notably in Guantánamo Bay); interrogation and intelligence gathering; proficiency tests of forensic witnesses; and the demographic impact of New Jersey’s Drug-Free Zones.
Guantánamo Reports
The Center has researched and published ten reports on United States national security and detention policies at Guantanamo Bay. The Center’s work on these issues has been presented during testimony at four difference Congressional committee proceedings. The Center’s reports have also been introduced to the European Parliament.The Reports draw on Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
data and public statements to develop profiles of the detainees in terms of the offenses with which they are charged, the places of their capture, and the terrorist groups with whom they are said to be associated. The most recent report focuses on Incident Reports prepared by the Government in order to assess the dangerousness of the detainees to their captors and various Government statements to determine how dangerous the detainees are to themselves.
Guantánamo Teach-in
On October 5, 2006, the Center and Seton Hall Law put on the Guantánamo Teach-In entitled Guantánamo: How Should We Respond?. The Fellows organized an event that reached more than 200 law schools, colleges, medical schools and divinity schools across America.Major Book Publications
Mark Denbeuax, and Jonathan Hafetz published a book titled "The Guantanamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison Outside the Law" on November 9, 2009. The book, published through NYU Press, presents personal passages written by lawyers who represent clients held at Guantanamo Bay. There are deeply personal stories about the relationship between prisoner and lawyer, and stories documenting the red tape and secondary legal system established by the US Government to adjudicate Guantanamo cases. Center research fellows Grace Brown, Jill Gutieri, Mark Muio, and Michelle Fish served as editors for the book. Center fellow Adam Deutsch contributed a time-line of significant events at Guantanamo Bay.In addition, NYU Press is jointly creating an electronic archive within the NYU library. The archive will digitally preserve the primary reports and related documents related to Guantánamo Bay.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0814737366
Pending Reports on Forensic Evidence
The Center’s current research agenda includes a systematic review of forensic evidence. The Fellows are seeking to determine the validity of different types of forensic evidence. As part of the current research, the Fellows evaluate the methodology, proficiency, and validity of hand writing, ballistics, finger printing, blood spatter, and tool marks. The Center will issue reports on the proficiency testing of all areas. To this effect, the Center has undertaken a two-year study on forensic evidence proficiency tests and forensic witnesses. The results of the Fellows’ proficiency testing – along with an analysis of the testing methodology – will be published when the testing cycles are completed.Articles Published by the Center for Policy and Research
- " Death in Camp Delta", December 7, 2009 (with Brian Beroth, Scott Buerkle, Sean Camoni, Meghan Chrisner, Adam Deutsch, Jesse Dresser, Doug Eadie, Michelle Fish, Marissa Litwin, Michael McDonough, Michael J. Patterson, Shannon Sterritt, Kelli Stout, and Paul Taylor).
- " Profile of Released Guantánamo: The Government's Story Then and Now", August 4, 2008 (with Joshua Denbeaux, Adam Deutsch, James Hlavenka, Gabrielle Hughes, Brianna Kostecka, Michael Patterson, Paul Taylor, and Anthony Torntore).
- " Justice Scalia, the Department of Defense, and The Perpetuation of an Urban Legend: The Truth about Recidivism of Released Guantánamo Detainees", June 16, 2008 (with Joshua Denbeaux, Daniel Lorenzo, Mark Muoio, Grace Brown, Jennifer Ellick, Jillian Camarote, Douglas Eadie, and Paul Taylor).
- " Captured on Tape: Interrogation and Videotaping of Detainees in Guantánamo", February 7, 2008 (with Joshua Denbeaux, Jennifer Ellick, Michael Ricciardelli, Matthew Darby).
- "The Meaning of "Battlefield": An Analysis of the Government’s Representations of ‘Battlefield Capture’ and ‘Recidivism’ of the Guantánamo Detainees", December 10, 2007 (with Joshua Denbeaux, Grace Brown, Jillian Camarote, Douglas Eadie, Jennifer Ellick, Daniel Lorenzo, Mark Muoio, Courtney Ray, and Nebroisa Zlatanovic).
- "No Hearing-Hearings", November 17, 2006 (with Joshua Denbeaux, David Gratz, John Gregorek, Matthew Darby, Shana Edwards, Shane Hartman, Daniel Mann, Megan Sassaman and Helen Skinner).
- "June 10th Suicides at Guantánamo", August 21, 2006 (with Joshua Denbeaux, David Gratz, John Gregorek, Matthew Darby, Shana Edwards, Shane Hartman, Daniel Mann, Megan Sassaman and Helen Skinner).
- "Report on Guantanamo Detainees, A Profile of 517 Detainees through Analysis of Department of Defense Data", February 8, 2006 (with Joshua Denbeaux, David Gratz, John Gregorek, Matthew Darby, Shana Edwards, Shane Hartman, Daniel Mann, and Helen Skinner).
- "Second Report on the Guantanamo Detainees: Inter and Intra Departmental Disagreements About Who Is Our Enemy", March 20, 2006 (with Joshua Denbeaux, David Gratz, John Gregorek, Matthew Darby, Shana Edwards, Shane Hartman, Daniel Mann, and Helen Skinner).
- "The Guantanamo Detainees During Detention", July 10, 2006 (with Joshua Denbeaux, David Gratz, John Gregorek, Matthew Darby, Shana Edwards, Shane Hartman, Daniel Mann, Megan Sassaman, and Helen Skinner).
- "June 10th Suicides at Guantanamo", August 21, 2006 (with Joshua Denbeaux, David Gratz, John Gregorek, Matthew Darby, Shana Edwards, Shane Hartman, Daniel Mann, Megan Sassaman, and Helen Skinner).
- "No-hearing hearings", November 17, 2006 (with Joshua Denbeaux, David Gratz, John Gregorek, Matthew Darby, Shana Edwards, Shane Hartman, Daniel Mann, Megan Sassaman, and Helen Skinner).
Center For Policy and Research Cited Articles
Public Radio International interview 7-30-09: http://www.theworld.org/2009/07/30/preserving-guantanamo-history*http://www.theworld.org/2009/07/30/preserving-guantanamo-historyDenbeaux statement to Senate Judiciary Committee 12-11-07: http://kyl.senate.gov/legis_center/subdocs/121107_denbeaux.pd *http://kyl.senate.gov/legis_center/subdocs/121107_denbeaux.pdf
Denbeaux quote in article about GTMO detainee held over charity ties: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/08/31/detentions_over_charity_ties_questioned *http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/08/31/detentions_over_charity_ties_questioned/
Citation: 48 Harv. Int’l L.J. Online 69 (2007): http://www.harvardilj.org/online/111 *http://www.harvardilj.org/online/111
Citing Feb 2006 report: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/26/washington/26gitmo.htm *http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/26/washington/26gitmo.html
Quote in- Guardian: 2-23-09: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/23/guantanamo-bay-prison-human-rights *http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/23/guantanamo-bay-prison-human-rights
Report Site: 1-8-08: http://www.theagitator.com/2008/01/08/innocent-in-guantanamo *http://www.theagitator.com/2008/01/08/innocent-in-guantanamo/
Report Study: 1-22-09: http://www.slate.com/id/2209404 *http://www.slate.com/id/2209404/
Denbeaux quote/study: 11-21-06: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=651492 *http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6514923
Denbeaux quote: 6-14-06: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-06-14-bush-gitmo_x.htm *http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-06-14-bush-gitmo_x.htm
Rafiq Lawsuit: 4-23-09: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/tunisian_man_sues_over_alleged.html *http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/tunisian_man_sues_over_alleged.html
Denbeaux quote: 6-12-06: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,199030,00.html *http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,199030,00.html
Report quote 2-11-06: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\02\11\story_11-2-2006_pg4_4 *http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\02\11\story_11-2-2006_pg4_4
Report quote 6-10-09: http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-jersey-law-professor-alleges-pentagon-inflates-recidivism-of-freed-gitmo-detainees-76953 *http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-jersey-law-professor-alleges-pentagon-inflates-recidivism-of-freed-gitmo-detainees-76953/
Report quote: 5-21-09: http://sweetness-light.com/archive/1-in-7-freed-detainees-back-at-terrorism *http://sweetness-light.com/archive/1-in-7-freed-detainees-back-at-terrorism
Denbeaux quote/report: 1-14-09: http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2009-01/2009-01-14-voa12.cfm?CFID=309692450&CFTOKEN=35800358&jsessionid=8830d5fd70acd4a457a2019a215f5d3d1458 *http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2009-01/2009-01-14-voa12.cfm?CFID=309692450&CFTOKEN=35800358&jsessionid=8830d5fd70acd4a457a2019a215f5d3d1458
Report site: 4-7-09: http://www.torturesnotus.net/pb/wp_5f06f211/wp_5f06f211.html *http://www.torturesnotus.net/pb/wp_5f06f211/wp_5f06f211.html
Report site: 1-25-09: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/25/national/main4752211.shtml *http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/25/national/main4752211.shtml
Report Site: 5-20-09: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/us/politics/21gitmo.html *http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/us/politics/21gitmo.html
Denbeaux quote: 6-12-06: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0612-03.htm *http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0612-03.htm
Denbeaux Quote: 6-12-06: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5070514.stm *http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5070514.stm
Riccardelli site 5-27-09: http://www.shuruleoflaw.com/2009/01/27/209/ *http://www.shuruleoflaw.com/2009/01/27/209/
Report/Denbeaux quote: http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/1166 *http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/1166
Report Quote. 9-9-07: http://www.witnesstorture.org/who_are_they *http://www.witnesstorture.org/who_are_they
Report Quote: http://gdaeman.blogspot.com/2007/09/many-in-guantanamo-are-innocent.html *http://gdaeman.blogspot.com/2007/09/many-in-guantanamo-are-innocent.html
Report site 1-26-09: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/fd/refugeeresettlement_/RefugeeResettlement_en.pdf *http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/fd/refugeeresettlement_/RefugeeResettlement_en.pdf
Report site 1-22-09: http://bucknakedpolitics.typepad.com/buck_naked_politics/2009/01/was-the-guantanamo-report-fake.html *http://bucknakedpolitics.typepad.com/buck_naked_politics/2009/01/was-the-guantanamo-report-fake.html
Denbeaux quote 2-24-06: http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0122/p01s01-usgn.html *http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0122/p01s01-usgn.html
Report site: http://www.smh.com.au/news/richard-ackland/innocence-ignored-at-guantanamo/2006/02/23/1140670202994.html *http://www.smh.com.au/news/richard-ackland/innocence-ignored-at-guantanamo/2006/02/23/1140670202994.html