... years later there developed a legal and political consensus that the prison should be closed. While recognizing the courage and creativity of crisis lawyering during a historic period, this chapter underscores that the authoritarian legal architecture in Guantánamo, like all forms of repressive state...

... of crisis lawyering more generally. It explores best practices in a range of other settings to determine whether they are applicable more broadly and whether new best practices emerge from a review of those contexts. The chapters highlight the work of lawyers under crisis situations as a way to stress...

... a dozen states, multilateral instruments, and United Nations Security Council resolutions formally acknowledge the benefits of collaboration to address threats, yet the elements and competencies, as well as inclusion, of crisis lawyering receive scant attention. This chapter examines the role...

... for crisis lawyering identified through empirical research focusing on US government leaders and lawyers are unique to the United States or whether they also apply to a significant extent to other highly developed countries as well such as Sweden. The results of an ongoing parallel initiative linking...

...In this concluding chapter, coeditors Brescia and Stern summarize the work in previous chapters to conclude that crisis lawyering requires a particular set of skills and approaches, more than a particular body of knowledge. These include professional humility; a willingness and an ability to gather...

...Ray Brescia dedicates this work to the late Michael Ratner, a true crisis lawyer, who was a friend and mentor to so many. Eric K. Stern dedicates it to Cecilia, Adam, Elliott, Steve, and his late father, Harold, for their constant love and support. Introduction Lawyers as Problem-­Solvers...