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'''Benjamin G. Davis''' is a widely published [[United States|American]] lawyer and Professor of Law.<ref name=ToledoFreePress20070713>
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'''Benjamin G. Davis''' is a law professor at the [[University of Toledo]] [[University of Toledo College of Law|College of Law]], where he teaches [[international law]]. He has commented on various aspects of [[extrajudicial detention, U.S., George W. Bush Administration|extrajudicial detention policy of the George W. Bush Administration]]. <ref name=ToledoFreePress20070713>
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{{cite news
| url=http://www.toledofreepress.com/?id=5937
| url=http://www.toledofreepress.com/?id=5937
| title=Keep Our Honor Clean
| title=Keep Our Honor Clean
| author=[[Benjamin G. Davis (Law Professor)|Benjamin Davis]]
| author=Benjamin G. Davis
| publisher=[[Toledo Free Press]]
| publisher=[[Toledo Free Press]]
| date=[[July 13]] [[2007]]
| date=July 13, 2007
}}</ref><ref name=TransnationalDisputeManagementBenDavis>
}}</ref>
==Early life==
Davis's parents were [[Foreign Service Officer]]s. He attended Harvard College, Harvard Business School, and Harvard Law School.
 
Between 1983 and 2000 Davis worked outside the USA in a variety of roles in International Development, International Commerce, and International Law.<ref name=TransnationalDisputeManagementBenDavis>
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}}</ref> Davis' first American teaching post was at the [[Texas Wesleyan University]] [[Texas Wesleyan University School of Law|School of Law]] in 2000.  In 2003 he transferred to the University of Toledo.<ref name=TransnationalDisputeManagementBenDavis/>
He teaches [[International Law]] at the [[University of Toledo]] [[University of Toledo College of Law|College of Law]].
 
==Early life==
 
Davis's parents worked for the [[United States Foreign Service]].<ref name=TransnationalDisputeManagementBenDavis/>
 
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| 1977 || [[Harvard College]]
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| 1983 || [[Harvard Business School]]
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Between 1983 and 2000 Davis worked outside the USA in a variety of roles in [[International Development]], International Commerce, and International Law.<ref name=TransnationalDisputeManagementBenDavis/>
 
Davis first American teaching post was at the [[Texas Wesleyan University]] [[Texas Wesleyan University School of Law|School of Law]] in 2000.  In 2003 he transferred to the University of Toledo.<ref name=TransnationalDisputeManagementBenDavis/>


==Davis's comments on Guantanamo detentions==
==Davis's comments on Guantanamo detentions==
Davis wrote a critique of the [[George W. Bush|Bush Presidency's]] [[Bush detainee policy|detainee policy]], where he criticized the premise that captives taken by the USA during its war on terror, did not have any [[United States Constitution|Constitutional Rights]].<ref name=ToledoFreePress20070713/>
Davis's article raised seven numbered arguments for why [[Guantanamo captive]]s were protected by United States Law.<ref name=ToledoFreePress20070713/>   
Davis's article raised seven numbered arguments for why [[Guantanamo captive]]s were protected by United States Law.<ref name=ToledoFreePress20070713/>   
Among the points he raised were that captives were protected from prosecution by the [[Geneva Conventions]], unless their status as [[lawful combatant]] was successfully challenged before a [[competent tribunal|competent authority]].  He pointed out that American captives are protected by American laws, such as the
Among the points he raised were that captives were protected from prosecution by the [[Geneva Conventions]], unless their status as [[lawful combatant]] was successfully challenged before a [[competent tribunal|competent authority]].  He pointed out that American captives are protected by American laws, such as the [[Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act]], and that [[prisoner of war|Prisoners of War]] have been allowed to file [[habeas corpus|writs of habeas corpus]] in earlier conflicts, such as  
[[Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act]].
He pointed out that [[Prisoners of War]] have been allowed to file [[habeas corpus|writs of habeas corpus]] in earlier conflicts, such as  
[[Hirota v. McArthur]].
[[Hirota v. McArthur]].


Davis called for the prosecution of those responsible for the Bush detainee policy<ref name=ToledoFreePress20070713/>:"We also want the high level civilian and military generals who put this in place and permitted the violations of laws of war to be prosecuted – to lay a marker to the world and ourselves that we pay more than lip service to Geneva law - we comply with it."}}
Davis called for the prosecution of those responsible for the Bush detainee policy: "We also want the high level civilian and military generals who put this in place and permitted the violations of laws of war to be prosecuted – to lay a marker to the world and ourselves that we pay more than lip service to Geneva law - we comply with it." He closed his article with the observation "We have real enemies who want to hurt us.  The price of freedom is not only to fight – but also to keep our honor clean."
 
He closed his article with the observation<ref name=ToledoFreePress20070713/>: {{quotation|"We have real enemies who want to hurt us.  The price of freedom is not only to fight – but also to keep our honor clean."}}


==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite news
| url=http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/hotline/2007/05/no-heroes-at-justice-department.php
| author=[[Benjamin G. Davis (Law Professor)|Ben Davis]]
| title=No heroes at the Justice Department
| publisher=[[The Jurist]]
| date=[[May 18]] [[2007]]
| accessdate=2007-7-14
}}
*{{cite news
| url=http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/hotline/2007/04/beyond-orwell-existential-threat-of.php
| author=[[Benjamin G. Davis (Law Professor)|Ben Davis]]
| date=Friday, April 27, 2007
| title=Beyond Orwell: the existential threat of Guantanamo detainees
| publisher=[[The Jurist]]
| accessdate=2007-7-14
}}

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Template:TOC-right Benjamin G. Davis is a law professor at the University of Toledo College of Law, where he teaches international law. He has commented on various aspects of extrajudicial detention policy of the George W. Bush Administration. [1]

Early life

Davis's parents were Foreign Service Officers. He attended Harvard College, Harvard Business School, and Harvard Law School.

Between 1983 and 2000 Davis worked outside the USA in a variety of roles in International Development, International Commerce, and International Law.[2] Davis' first American teaching post was at the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 2000. In 2003 he transferred to the University of Toledo.[2]

Davis's comments on Guantanamo detentions

Davis's article raised seven numbered arguments for why Guantanamo captives were protected by United States Law.[1] Among the points he raised were that captives were protected from prosecution by the Geneva Conventions, unless their status as lawful combatant was successfully challenged before a competent authority. He pointed out that American captives are protected by American laws, such as the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, and that Prisoners of War have been allowed to file writs of habeas corpus in earlier conflicts, such as Hirota v. McArthur.

Davis called for the prosecution of those responsible for the Bush detainee policy: "We also want the high level civilian and military generals who put this in place and permitted the violations of laws of war to be prosecuted – to lay a marker to the world and ourselves that we pay more than lip service to Geneva law - we comply with it." He closed his article with the observation "We have real enemies who want to hurt us. The price of freedom is not only to fight – but also to keep our honor clean."

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Benjamin G. Davis. Keep Our Honor Clean, Toledo Free Press, July 13, 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Contributing Authors: Benjamin G. Davis. Transnational Dispute Management. Retrieved on July 14, 2007.