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S S S E O T C A IA U T I AD ON OF GR Left: Cadets travel to Europe for a first hand recounting of the investigation and prosecution of War Crimes in the former Yugoslavia. Right: Cadets enrolled in – attend workshop to augment classroom work with discussion among international experts

UNDERSTANDING THE leading role in the promotion of the as essential to RULE OF LAW our security, prosperity, and identity as a nation . Understanding the rule of law is 2 . To educate and imbue present and future leaders of our especially important for West Point Army and our nation with a sophisticated appreciation of the cadets because it is a central tenet of rule of law, including by exposing cadets to rule of law issues U .S . professional ethic . Our through domestic and international internships, conference nation was founded upon the ideal of the rule of law, and it is opportunities, and student exchanges and competitions, as essential to our security, prosperity, and identity . When officers well as through classroom instruction and field training . serve to defend the nation and the values of our , 3 . To inspire and contribute meaningfully to cutting-edge, they also defend the rule of law . national and international legal debate and policy Yet officers do more than act in of the rule of law; development vital to the future of our nation and the world they act in accordance with its key principles . By adhering to though a world-class center website and publications, the rule of law both at home and abroad, the U .S . military conferences, speaking engagements, and scholarly alleviates (and deters) conditions that lead to instability and contributions to national and international publications and armed conflict; it ensures the success and legitimacy of its journals . tactics on the battlefield and in the military system; it Through its programs, products, and activities, the center reduces human suffering during armed conflict; and it speeds a will inspire commitment to the rule of law, a vital component return to peace that is consistent with our national interests . of our national defense as well as an indispensable catalyst for Ultimately, promoting the rule of law saves and enriches lives the peace and prosperity of the entire world . by privileging , equality, environmental Most of the key elements required to make the center a sustainment, constitutionalism, and democracy . These values sustained success already exist, including commitment from enhance peace and prosperity throughout the world and West Point leadership to the center and in seeking funding for bolster faith in the rule of law . it, dedicated physical infrastructure and utilities, and a pool of Understanding the rule of law is especially important for talented personnel to perform both academic and operational West Point cadets because it is a central tenet of U .S . tasks as needed . Furthermore, West Point’s reputation, its professional military ethic . Our nation was founded upon the proximity to New York City, and its access to decision-makers ideal of the rule of law, and it is essential to our security, in Washington, DC, are additional factors that augur well for prosperity, and identity . When officers serve to defend the the center’s success . nation and the values of our Constitution, they also defend the However, for the center to reach its full potential it must rule of law . secure funding to hire a director, to create a high-quality website, and to hold relevant and multidisciplinary WEST POINT CENTER FOR THE RULE OF LAW conferences . The center has a threefold mission: • The director will be responsible for day-to-day 1 . To position West Point as the premier institution for both management of the activities of the center and for the academic excellence and military leadership and to take a coordination of future development and fundraising . Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks with law majors about the benefits of Civil Rights Staff Ride Cadets from the Class of 2016. pursuing legal career

• The website will be regularly updated to provide a state-of- Significantly, the Lieber Institute now adds an authoritative the-art forum for discussion on different rule of law topics, American voice to the worldwide academic debate legal resources not found on other sites, links to other sites, surrounding the evolution of the law of armed conflict . Work and contact information . has already begun Complex Battlespaces: The Law of Armed • Conferences will be held each year at West Point on a Conflict & the Dynamics of Modern Warfare, the first edition of multidisciplinary topic of domestic the Lieber Series, a scholarly periodical focusing on the and international interest in the rule analysis of cutting edge LOAC issues . of law area . CADET ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVILIAN LAW LIEBER INSTITUTE FOR ENFORCEMENT AND LAW & LAND WARFARE PROFESSIONALS The Law Department sponsors a series of activities The Department of Law has throughout the academic year for Cadets to interface with greatly increased emphasis on the Law of Armed Conflict civilian agencies which included a case study (LOAC) instruction as an integral part of part of its academic presentation for law majors by the New York State on program . The LOAC component of law core course, LW403: the “anatomy of a murder .” Constitutional and Military Law, has been expanded . LW474: We are enhancing opportunities for AIADs (Advanced Law of Armed Conflict remains as a required course for Law Individual Academic Development) with the United States majors and is increasingly popular as an elective for non-Law Secret Service, the New York Police Department, United States majors . LW476: Advanced Law of Armed Conflict has been Attorneys’ offices, and numerous local prosecuting attorneys . added and will be offered beginning in Spring Semester, 2018 . Your support will help us help cadets make important Additional sections will be added to accommodate Cadets’ strides in understanding the legal system that underpins U .S . interest in LW481; International Law and LW482: National military service . With this foundation, cadets will be equipped Security Law . LW462: Cyber Law instruction will begin Spring to hold firm to principles of the rule of law, even when faced Semester, 2019 . with rapid change and shifting, sometimes confusing World class scholarship worthy of the West Point tradition priorities . This steadfastness will reinforce the reputation of requires an environment of cutting edge analysis and research West Point cadets as leaders not just in the U .S . Army but in the outside the classroom as well . Created in 2016 under the world at large . umbrella of the West Point Center for the Rule of Law, the Please join us as we ensure West Point’s reputation for Lieber Institute for Law & Land Warfare provides a vehicle for excellence in all endeavors, and take pride in the Department of Law faculty to participate in the international transformative power of the generous gift you can make dialogue of law of armed conflict analysis resulting in today . enhanced classroom instruction for the Corps of Cadets, particularly Law Majors, inspiring the Cadets toward advanced understanding of the evolution and application of the legal principles of the law of armed conflict . GENEROUS GRADUATES AND FRIENDS OF THE ACADEMY WHO SUPPORT THE WEST POINT CENTER FOR THE RULE OF LAW WILL TAKE PRIDE IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THEIR GIFTS. Total Center Endowment ...... $5 .3 million

Funding & Recognition Opportunities Center for the Rule of Law Naming...... $3 million Annual Conference Endowment...... $1 .3 million War Crimes Staff Ride Endowment (14 cadets, 2 faculty)...... $1 million

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S S S E O T C A IA U T I AD ON OF GR Debbie Mozgiel | West Point Association of Graduates 698 Mills Road, West Point, NY 10996 Phone 845 .446 15. 50 | Fax 845 .446 1. 693 WestPointAOG o. rg as of April 2017