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Illiberal Populism and the Law

Professor Clive Stafford Smith JD OBE · Gresham College

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About

This lecture looks at the evolution of Guantánamo Bay, first as a focal point of Haitian immigration in 1991 (Gitmo 1.0), to the more famous detention of terror suspects in 2002 (Gitmo 2.0), and back to immigration in 2025. We will explore how Gitmo 3.0 is probably already over, and how we were able to head it off so quickly through legal challenges. However, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the U.S. is “actively searching” for countries to accept migrants deported from the U.S., with both El Salvador and Rwanda under consideration.

Lectures

  1. Lessons from Guantánamo Bay 2025-09-18 · YouTube
  2. Donald Trump and the Death Penalty 2025-12-04 · Audio
  3. Pictures from Afghanistan: Are we making the same mistakes? 2026-02-09 · Audio
  4. Guantánamo on the Euphrates? Syria in a Time of Opportunity 2026-03-19 · YouTube
  5. Give Peace a Chance: Legal Implications of the Israel-Palestine Conflict 2026-04-30 · Audio
  6. Current Challenges to the US Constitution 2026-06-04 · Audio

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Clive Stafford Smith JD OBE
Year
2025
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics, Law, History
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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