How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence

On November 23, 2021, Sir David Omand, visiting Professor in War Studies at King’s College London and Former Director General of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), presented on How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence at the 2021 CASIS West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question and answer period session with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the role of intelligence in decision making, and the SEES model—Situational Awareness, Explanation, Estimation and modelling, and Strategic notice—as a valuable tool for analysts

Courts and Globalization

Globalization, Courts, and Judicial Power Symposiu

Freedom of the Press: Freedom from the Press

Freedom of the Press: Freedom from the Pres

Law and Administrative Discretion

Sir David Williams originally presented this paper as the inaugural lecturer for the Ralph F. Fuchs lecture series at the Indiana University School of Law on April 15, 1993. Professor Fuchs was a faculty member of the Indiana University School of Law from 1945 until his death in 1985. He was an important contributor to the drafting of the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946, president of the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, an active participant in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a leader of the American Association of University Professors, and a fighter for free speech and thought in academic institutions during the McCarthy era. Sir David Williams begins his paper with a brief description of the history of English administrative law, noting that it has developed more slowly as compared to administrative law in the United States. He then discusses a case at the root of English administrative law-Roberts v. Hopwood, a judgment issued in 1925. Williams proceeds to analyze administrative law development in England, including the doctrines of judicial review, control of administrative discretion, and the complementary, evolving doctrines of administrative discretion and judicial deference, as exemplified by the authoritative dissent in Liversidge v. Anderson. Williams also stresses the relationship between democratic ideals and judicial deference to the decisions of local authorities. He concludes by describing the ever-evolving nature of administrative law in England today, arguing that just as in the 1920s, the underlying approach of the courts to questions in administrative law can only be interpreted by taking into account the multitude of circumstances from which such questions arise

Courts and Globalization

Globalization, Courts, and Judicial Power Symposiu

Globalization and Governance: The Prospects for Democracy

Globalization and Governance: The Prospects for Democracy, Symposiu

The Courts and Legislation: Anglo-American Contrasts (George P. Smith, II, Distinguished Professorship-Chair of Law)

On April 12, 2000, Sir David Williams delivered the following lecture at the Indiana School of Law-Bloomington in accordance with The George P. Smith, II, Distinguished Visiting Professorship-Chair of Law and Legal Research endowment. The Chair was established by George P. Smith to broaden students\u27 exposure to scholars and judges of national and international reputation and to allow distinguished visiting scholars the opportunity to do research at Indiana University and share their ideas with the faculty and students of the Indiana University School of Law and Indiana University. George P. Smith, an Indiana native, received his B.S. degree in business, economics, and public policy in 1961 from Indiana University and his J.D. from the Indiana University School of Law in 1964. He was awarded an LL.M from Columbia University in 1975 and an Honorary Degree from Indiana University in 1998. George P. Smith has been a professor of law at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C., since 1977