Using Law to Fight Terror: Legal Approaches to Combatting Violent Non State Actors

The Center for Ethics and Rule of Law (CERL) at the University of Pennsylvania Law School hosted a conference, in partnership with the Perry World House and the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics, from October 27 until October 29, 2016 entitled Using Law to Fight Terror: Legal Approaches to Combatting Violent Non-State Actors. The conference brought together legal experts, senior military figures, international prosecutors, and Middle East experts to examine the legal means available to combat and eliminate the threat that ISIS poses to the world.