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Gregory S. McNeal is a visiting assistant professor
of law at Penn State's Dickinson School of Law. His
research focuses on institutional design with a particular substantive focus on criminal law and procedure, counterterrorism, and national security law.
His legal
scholarship has appeared in or is forthcoming
in The Northwestern University Law Review,
The Richmond Law Review, The University
of Iowa Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary
Problems, and The Case Western Reserve University
Journal of International Law, among others. His
book Saddam
On Trial: Understanding and Debating the Iraqi High
Tribunal was selected as one of three finalists
for L'Association Internationale de Droit Penal's
2007 Book of the Year Award. During and after the
trial of Saddam Hussein, excerpts from the book were
translated into Arabic, and in an effort at judicial
outreach, were read over the radio to the Iraqi people.
He is the editor of The National Security Report,
a publication of The American Bar Association’s
Standing Committee on Law and National Security. His
non-academic writing has appeared in publications
such as The New York Times, The Washington
Times, and The Baltimore Sun. He has
appeared on talk radio and national television as
an expert commentator on counterterrorism and international
law and has been quoted by The New York Times
and The Associated Press.
Previously, Professor McNeal co-directed an innovative
transnational counterterrorism program funded by a
$250,000 U.S. Department of Justice grant. The program
improved cooperation between senior prosecutors in the
United States and their European counterparts. He also served
as a consultant to the Chief Prosecutor for the Department
of Defense Office of Military Commissions.
His other national security related experience includes
work as Senior Fellow in Counterterrorism and International
Law and assistant director of the Institute for Global
Security Law and Policy. He has advised or consulted
with the staff of Congressional committees, members
of both houses of Congress, Fortune 500 Companies,
The Iraqi High Tribunal, and members of the Netherlands
Ministry of Foreign Affairs on counterterrorism, national
security, and international law matters.
As an Academic Fellow with the Foundation for the
Defense of Democracies, he completed their Israel
based counterterrorism training and educational program
and lectures frequently on numerous college campuses
regarding counterterrorism and homeland security.
Previously Professor McNeal served as an officer
in the U.S. Army. In law school, he was executive
editor for The Harvard Journal of Law and Public
Policy (Symposium Edition).
Contact Information:
E-mail: gsmcneal@psu.edu
Phone: (717) 241-3526
Principal Office: Carlisle
Selected
Works (Legal Publications)
Professor McNeal one of seven Penn State experts interviewed for Penn Stater story on what the presidential candidates aren't discussing — but should be.
Teaching Experience
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Evidence
Civil Procedure
Counterterrorism Prosecution
Justice in the Face of Terrorism
Selected Television and Radio Appearances
"Pros and Cons of Closing Guantanamo Bay"
Radio: "The Danger Zone" WTAM — Washington, DC, regarding
the Guantanamo military commissions and habeas corpus.
Available at: https://streaming.psu.edu/media/?movieId=4514
Television, C-SPAN Book TV, regarding the trial of Saddam Hussein. Excerpts available at:
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