Is Violent Extremism a Threat to Democracy?

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.

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at Penn

Is Violent Extremism a Threat to Democracy? Reflections on Current Challenges in U.S. National Security
Keynote by Secretary Jeh Johnson

Perry World House

Join the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, the Annenberg Public Policy Center, and Perry World House of the University of Pennsylvania for a conversation with Secretary Jeh Johnson on September 28, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. CERL&#x27;s Prof. Claire Finkelstein will moderate.This event is open to the public. Registration is required.This program has been approved for 1.5 Ethics CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit can make a payment via cash or check made out to &quot;The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania&quot; on the day of the event or via credit card via the <a href="https://pennlaw.cvent.com/c/express/30d2f3da-6556-46b6-90c0-18eac601f74e" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">online registration link </a>in the amount of $60.00 ($30.00 public interest/non-profit attorneys). In order to receive the appropriate amount of credit, passwords provided throughout the program must be noted in your evaluation form.Penn Carey Law Alumni receive CLE credits free through The W.P. Carey Foundation’s generous commitment to Lifelong Learning.<h2>Event Details</h2><h3>Distinguished Guest</h3>Secretary Jeh JohnsonJeh Johnson is a partner in the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison, LLP, who in public life was Secretary of Homeland Security (2013-2017), General Counsel of the Department of Defense (2009-2012), General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force (1998-2001), and an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York (1989-1991).   Johnson is a 2022 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, a 2021 recipient of the American Lawyer’s Lifetime Achievement Award, as “an American statesman [who] has devoted his career to the public interest,” and a 2018 recipient of the Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Award, presented at the Reagan Presidential Library, for “contribut[ing] greatly to the defense of our nation,” and “guiding us through turbulent times with courage and wisdom.”  Johnson is on the board of directors of Lockheed Martin, U.S. Steel, the Council on Foreign Relations, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City, the Center for a New American Security, and is a trustee of Columbia University. Johnson is a frequent commentator on national and homeland security matters on NBC’s Meet The Press, CBS, MSNBC, CNN, FOX, CNBC, NPR, Bloomberg TV and other news networks, and has written op-eds in The Washington Post, Lawfare, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, and elsewhere. Johnson is also currently host of a classic R&amp;B radio show on WBGO 88.3FM, based in Newark, New Jersey.   Johnson is a graduate of Morehouse College (1979) and Columbia Law School (1982) and the recipient of 12 honorary degrees.  ––––––––––––<h3>Moderator</h3>Professor Claire FinkelsteinAlgernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy; Faculty Director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of LawClaire Finkelstein’s current research addresses national security law and policy and democratic governance with a focus on related ethical and rule of law issues.Professor Finkelstein is the founder and academic director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL), a non-partisan interdisciplinary institute affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC). She is a distinguished research fellow at APPC and a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI).An expert in the law of armed conflict, military ethics, and national security law, she is a co-editor (with Jens David Ohlin) of The Oxford Series in Ethics, National Security, and the Rule of Law, and an editor of five of its volumes: Targeted Killings: Law &amp; Morality in an Asymmetrical World (2012); Cyber War: Law and Ethics for Virtual Conflicts (2015); Weighing Lives in War (2017); Sovereignty and the New Executive Authority (2018); and Preserving Cultural Heritage in Times of War (2022). –––-–––––––––

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