Benjamin G. Davis

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Benjamin G. Davis is an American lawyer and Professor of Law.[1][2] He teaches International Law at the University of Toledo College of Law.

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[edit] Early life

Davis's parents worked for the United States Foreign Service.[2]

Between 1983 and 2000 Davis worked outside the USA in a variety of roles in International Development, International Commerce, and International Law.[2]

[edit] Testified on behalf of Ehren Watada

Davis testified before a "Citizens' hearing on the legality of U.S. actions in Iraq" that considered the case of Lieutenant Ehren Watada.[3] Watada is an officer in the United States Army who declined to serve in Iraq because he believed the United States actions in Iraq are illegal.

[edit] Davis's comments on Guantanamo detentions

Davis wrote a critique of the Bush Presidency's detainee policy in a weekly tabloid published in Toledo, Ohio, where he criticized the premise that captives taken by the USA during its war on terror, did not have any Constitutional Rights.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Benjamin Davis. "Keep Our Honor Clean", Toledo Free Press, July 13, 2007. 
  2. ^ a b c Contributing Authors: Benjamin G. Davis. Transnational Dispute Management. Retrieved on July 14, 2007.
  3. ^ Citizens' hearing on the legality of U.S. actions in Iraq: The Case of Lt. Ehren Watada (January 20, 2007). Retrieved on July 14, 2007.

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