THE INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW CLINIC engages students in advocacy efforts con- cerning adherence to and enforcement of internation- al humanitarian law. International humanitarian law, also known as the laws of war or the law of armed conflict, encompasses the Geneva Conventions and other conventional and customary law governing the conduct of persons, states, and non-state entities during conflict. Drawn by front page news concerning genocide, crimes against humanity, treatment of prisoners of war, and other issues in the newspaper and recent landmark court decisions, law students are seeking ways to engage in “real-world” work on these issues. The IHL Clinic fits these two pieces together, pairing Emory Law students with organizations, law firms, tribunals, and other groups who need assistance in their work on these issues. Acting Director Laurie Blank supervises the students’ work, provides classroom instruction on international humanitarian law, and works with the students as International Humanitarian Law Clinic It was surreal being so close to what the administration has deemed the worst of the worst, and it was interesting to compare the detention facility at Guantánamo to those in the U.S. COURAGE TO CARE Living in a tent near U.S. detention camps at Guantá- namo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, third year law student Carlissa Carson gained the experience of a lifetime. Through Emory Law’s International Humanitarian Law Clinic, she worked with Visiting Associate Professor Charles D. Swift to represent detainee Salim Hamdan in a December 2007 hearing. Hamdan was accused of serving as Osama bin Laden’s personal driver and body guard. Carson drafted and revised motions for the hearing, held to determine whether Hamdan should be treated as a lawful enemy combatant. She helped devise trial strategy and used her security clearance as a military intelligence officer to review Federal Bureau of Inves- tigation documents. The opportunity has inspired her to pursue a career in international law. Carlissa Carson Class of 2008 “ ” more than practice