Counterterrorism and Investigative Detention: International and Comparative Legal Evolution

Join the GW Law National Security, Cybersecurity & Foreign Relations Program and the GW National Security Law Association for a lecture with Distinguished Professorial Lecturer, Dan E. Stigall. The lecture will discuss the ways in which international law and national security imperatives have served as vectors for change and convergence in otherwise divergent legal systems. Please RSVP and send advance questions to [email protected].

Distinguished Professorial Lecturer In National Security Law Dan E. Stigall will discuss his recent book Counterterrorism and Investigative Detention: International and Comparative Legal Evolution (2021). Professor Stigall is an attorney with the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and is currently detailed to the Pentagon as a Special Advisor on Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism. From 2017–19, he served as a Director for Counterterrorism with the National Security Council, where he focused on detainee policy and served as lead author and interagency coordinator for the U.S. National Strategy for Counterterrorism. Professor Stigall has served in multiple roles in DOJ as both a policy advisor and trial attorney, including several years in DOJ’s Office of International Affairs. He served on active duty as a U.S. Army Judge Advocate (“JAG”) from 2001–09, with assignments in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Professor Stigall researches and writes on issues related to international law, comparative law, and national security. His scholarly work has appeared in the Harvard National Security Journal, the Military Law Review, the George Washington International Law Review, and numerous other publications. His books include The Santillana Codes (2017) and Counterterrorism and Investigative Detention: International and Comparative Legal Evolution (2021). A flyer with Zoom connection information will be provided by the National Security Law Association and the main contact is Riven Lysander, President, National Security Law Association.