Thursday, April 15, 2010

Neff to Lecture on "Justice in Blue and Gray"

Stephen C. Neff will lecture on his book Justice in Blue and Gray: A Legal History of the Civil War on May 7, 2010 at 12:00pm at the McGowan Theater, 700 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. According to an announcement:
Neff examines such topics as the lawfulness of secession, executive and legislative governmental powers, laws that govern the conduct of war, and even international law, where the Civil War broke important new legal ground. A book signing will follow the program.
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