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Michel Paradis is an American human rights attorney, law professor, and author.[1] He has written several books, most notably The Light of Battle, a biography of Dwight Eisenhower, and Last Mission to Tokyo,[2] about the war crimes trials following the Doolittle Raid during World War II.
Early life and education
[edit]In 2004, Paradis received his law degree from Fordham University in New York.[1] In 2011, he received his Doctor of Philosophy in computational linguistics from Oxford University,[1][2][3] where he did early research on large language models. While at Oxford, he was also an editor of the Oxonian Review.[4]
Legal Career
[edit]Paradis has worked as a human rights lawyer on conflicts arising around the world and the human rights implications of emerging technology.[1]
In 2007, Paradis joined the Department of Defense as an attorney, where he worked on the cases of the Guantanamo detainees.[2] In 2015, Paradis won the Ali al-Bahlul case in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which established the applicability of the ex post facto clause in Guantanamo.[5] In 2019, Paradis won the case of In re Al-Nashiri, which invalidated five years of proceedings against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri on the ground that the military judge had committed judicial misconduct.[6] Paradis was featured in the Netflix documentary Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror where he was critical of the human rights consequences of the War on Terror.[3][7][8][9]
In 2022, Paradis was elected as a Partner at the international law firm of Curtis,[2] Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle.
Paradis is a Lecturer at Columbia Law School in New York, where he teaches national security law and jurisprudence.[3][5][10]
Books
[edit]- Counter-Terrorism: International Law and Practice (2012)[11]
- Last Mission to Tokyo:[1] The Doolittle Raiders and their Final Fight for Justice (2020)[3][12]
- Reimagining the National Security State (2019)[13]
- The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day and the Birth of the American Superpower (2024)[12][14]
Awards and Recognition
[edit]- 2021 - U.S. Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense Global War on Terrorism Medal.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Michel Paradis". www.law.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ a b c d e "Michel Paradis". Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ a b c d "Smart devices, cell phone cameras, social shaming. and the loss of the right to a private self: Interview with Michel Paradis". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "The Oxonian Review of Books". 2007-06-29. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ a b "Unique Course Highlights Theory Behind War". www.law.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "In re Al-Nashiri, 921 F.3d 224 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "The Legacy of Guantanamo Bay – Boston College Law School Magazine". lawmagazine.bc.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (Documentary, History, War), Mark Fallon, James LaPorta, Michel Paradis, Luminant Media, 2021-09-01, retrieved 2024-12-17
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror season 1 Reviews". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Echoes from the Past: Do the post WWII Japanese War Crimes Tribunals have lessons for Guantanamo?". Center on National Security. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ Salinas de Frías, Ana María; Samuel, Katja LH; White, Nigel D, eds. (2012-01-01), "List of Contributors", Counter-Terrorism: International Law and Practice, Oxford University Press, p. 0, ISBN 978-0-19-960892-8, retrieved 2024-12-17
- ^ a b THE LIGHT OF BATTLE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Greenberg, Karen J., ed. (2019). Reimagining the National Security State: Liberalism on the Brink. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108676946. ISBN 978-1-108-48438-1.
- ^ "Eisenhower and the Road To D-Day". The Cipher Brief. Retrieved 2024-12-17.