JURIST - Monitor: April 2005

Thursday, April 28, 2005

Asbestos compensation bill hearing [US Senate Judiciary Committee]
10:51 PM ET

Hearing on S. 852, a bill to Create a Fair and Efficient System to Resolve Claims of Victims for Bodily Injury Caused by Asbestos Exposure, US Senate Judiciary Committee, April 28, 2005. Windows Media Player, 4 hrs. 40 mins. Watch recorded video via FedNet.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2005

In Defense of an Independent Judiciary [Cato Institute]
12:40 PM ET

In Defense of an Independent Judiciary, Cato Institute, April 25, 2005 [featuring Roger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute; Todd Gaziano, Director, Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, Heritage Foundation; Jonathan Turley, Professor of Law, George Washington University School of Law; and John Yoo, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute]. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 32 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Is Torture Ever Acceptable? [Columbia Law School]
12:34 PM ET

American Foreign Policy in the War on Terror: Is Torture Ever Acceptable?; a debate between Jeremy Waldron and John Yoo, Columbia Law School, April 21, 2005. Watch recorded video.

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Monday, April 25, 2005

Bulgaria, Romania EU accession ceremony [EU]
11:04 PM ET

The ceremony of the signature of the EU Accession Treaty by representatives of Bulgaria and Romania, April 25, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 8 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Sunday, April 24, 2005

"Justice Sunday" statement on judicial nomination filibusters [Sen. Bill Frist]
9:38 PM ET

Statement for Family Research Council "Justice Sunday" telecast, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist [R-TN], April 24, 2005. RealPlayer, 6 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Installation of Pope Benedict XVI [Vatican; RAI]
12:22 PM ET

Installation of Pope Benedict XIV, April 24, 2005 [includes bestowal of the pallium and the Ring of the Fisherman]. Windows Media Player, 2 hrs. 35 minutes. Watch recorded video via Vatican Television and RAI-TG1 [in Italian]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Mercy, Clemency, and Capital Punishment [Moritz College of Law, OSU]
10:48 AM ET

Mercy, Clemency, and Capital Punishment: Two Accounts. lecture by Austin Sarat, Amherst College, delivering the Schwartz Lecture on Dispute Resolution, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, April 22, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 32 mins. Watch recorded video; see event details.

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Friday, April 22, 2005

Reforming the Supreme Court [Duke Law School]
9:48 AM ET

Reforming the Supreme Court, Duke Law School, April 9, 2005. RealPlayer. Watch recorded video: panel 1; panel 2; panel 3; panel 4. Review conference details.

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Thursday, April 21, 2005

Sponsorship scandal address [Canada PM]
9:14 PM ET

Address to Canadians on the sponsorship scandal and the judicial inquiry by Justice John Gomery; Prime Minister Paul Martin, April 21, 2005. RealPlayer, 7 minutes. Watch recorded video via CBC.

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Signing of bankruptcy reform bill [White House]
11:45 PM ET

Signing of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 into law, President George W. Bush, April 20, 2005. RealPlayer, 5 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Reflections on the Terri Schiavo case [Heritage Foundation]
11:28 AM ET

Life and Death: Reflections on the Terri Schiavo Case, former US Attorney General Edwin Meese and others, Heritage Foundation, April 18, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 12 mins. Watch recorded video; events details available here.

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Monday, April 18, 2005

Papal conclave procession and oath [Vatican; RAI]
1:31 PM ET

Procession of Roman Catholic Cardinals to the Vatican's Sistine Chapel for papal conclave, April 18, 2005 [includes taking of oath of secrecy]. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. 59 minutes. Watch recorded video via Vatican Television and RAI-TG1 [in Italian].

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Ethics of torture and detention [Princeton]
10:08 AM ET

Fighting Fire with Fire? Assessing the Ethics of Torture and Detention, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; George Kateb, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Emeritus, Princeton University; Heather Mac Donald, John M. Olin fellow, Manhattan Institute and Contributing Editor, City Journal; Deborah Pearlstein, Director, U.S. Law and Security Program, Human Rights First; April 8, 2005. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. 27 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Sunday, April 17, 2005

What Really Happened at Abu Ghraib? [Gen. Janis Karpinski]
11:13 AM ET

What Really Happened at Abu Ghraib? US Army Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, former Abu Ghraib commander, addressing the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, April 8, 2005. RealPlayer 30 minutes [audio only; video not available]. Listen to recorded audio. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Saturday, April 16, 2005

UN reform prospects [Princeton U.]
9:31 PM ET

High Noon at the United Nations: Will the World's Leaders Agree to a New Consensus on Development, Security, and Human Rights?, Robert C. Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning, U.N.; Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, April 14, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 12 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Thursday, April 14, 2005

Jacques Chirac on French EU constitution referendum [TF1]
8:16 PM ET

French President Jacques Chirac, town hall meeting with young people (18-30) on the upcoming French referendum on the European Constitution, April 14, 2005. Watch recorded video via TF1 Paris [in French].

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National security and the courts [Duke Law School]
1:16 PM ET

National Security: The Changing Role of the Courts, US DC Circuit Judge David Sentelle, Duke Law School, April 13, 2005. RealPlayer, 50 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Privacy and electronic data security [US Senate Judiciary Committee]
10:14 AM ET

Securing Electronic Personal Data: Striking a Balance Between Privacy and Commercial and Governmental Use, US Senate Judiciary Committee, April 13, 2005. Windows Media Player, 2 hrs. 31 mins. Watch recorded video via FedNet.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Nuclear terrorism treaty approval [UN General Assembly]
12:22 PM ET

Approval of the draft convention on nuclear terrorism, UN General Assembly, April 13 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 10 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Negroponte DNI confirmation hearing [US Senate Intelligence Committee]
10:55 PM ET

Hearing on the nomination of John Negoponte to be US Director of National Intelligence, US Senate Intelligence Committee, April 12, 2005. Windows Media Player, 3 hrs. 6 min. Watch recorded video via FedNet. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Monday, April 11, 2005

Bolton UN confirmation hearing [US Senate Foreign Relations Committee]
9:42 PM ET

Hearing on the nomination of John Bolton to be US permanent representative to the United Nations, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, April 11, 2005. RealPlayer, 9 minutes [excerpts only with some commentary via PBS]. Watch recorded video. Full length video of hearing available temporarily via C-SPAN. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Sunday, April 10, 2005

The Patriot Act and homeland security [Princeton U.]
9:37 PM ET

Re-Securing the Homeland: Is the Patriot Act the Right Solution for Homeland Security?, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, April 8, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 25 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Friday, April 08, 2005

Reforming UN Human Rights Machinery [UN SG Kofi Annan]
3:53 PM ET

Reforming UN Human Rights Machinery, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, UN Commission on Human Rights, April 7, 2005. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Johnson EPA confirmation hearing [US Senate Environment Committee]
11:28 PM ET

Confirmation hearing on Stephen Johnson for the post of EPA Administrator, US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, April 6, 2005. RealPlayer 1 hr., 6 mins. Watch recorded video [continued here].. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Patriot Act renewal hearing [US Senate Judiciary Committee]
9:21 AM ET

Oversight hearing on the USA Patriot Act, US Senate Judiciary Committee, April 5, 2005 [including testimony from US Attorney Genereal Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller]. Windows Media Player, 3 hrs. 31 mins. Watch recorded video via FedNet.

The European Court of Justice [Duke U.]
8:40 AM ET

The Court of Justice of the European Communities, Philippe Léger, Advocate-General at the Court of Justice of the European Communities, Duke Law School, March 29, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 11 mins. Watch recorded video.

Tuesday, April 05, 2005

Darfur: How Can the World Stop the Horror? [Harvard U.]
2:21 PM ET

Darfur: How Can the World Stop the Horror?, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Institute of Politics Forum, April 4, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 17 mins. Watch recorded video.

The Pursuit of Justice in Chile [Judge Juan Guzman]
10:43 AM ET

The Pursuit of Justice in Chile - Judge Juan Guzman, Santiago Court of Appeals, Chile, speaks on his indictments of former Chilean president General Augusto Pinochet and Chilean legal process; Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, University of Cincinnati College of Law, March 31, 2005. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. 35 mins. Watch recorded video and review event details.

Monday, April 04, 2005

The Rehnquist Legacy [Linda Greenhouse]
12:10 PM ET

The Rehnquist Legacy, Linda Greenhouse, US Supreme Court corerespondent for the New York Times, Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington, recorded April 1, 2005. Watch recorded video.

Saturday, April 02, 2005

Emergency rule for filling of contraception prescriptions [IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich]
9:53 AM ET

Press conference with women's groups announcing an emergency rule directing Illinois pharmacies to accept and fill prescriptions for contraceptives without delay, Governor Rod Blagojevich, April 1, 2005 [following complaints filed against a licensed Illinois pharmacy that refused to dispense prescription contraceptives]. Watch recorded video.

Friday, April 01, 2005

Draft nuclear terrorism convention briefing [UN]
3:30 PM ET

Rohan Perera (Sri Lanka), Chairman of the UN Ad Hoc Committee established by General Assembly resolution 51/210 and others brief on the draft comprehensive convention on nuclear terrorism. RealPlayer, 22 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Human Rights Committee briefing [UN]
2:36 PM ET

Christine Chanet, Chairperson of the UN Human Rights Committee, briefs on the work of the Committee's 83rd session, April 1, 2005. RealPlayer, 26 minutes. Watch recorded video.

The Terri Schiavo Saga [U. Pennsylvania]
9:48 AM ET

The Terri Schiavo Saga: What is Going on Here? University of Pennsylvania Law School, March 29, 2005 [panel discussion with Dr. Arthur Caplan, Director of Penn’s Center for Bioethics, Professor Nathaniel Persily, Constitutional Law, Dr. Philip Ryken, Senior Minister of Philly’s 10th Presb. Church, and Professor Catherine Struve, Federal Courts]. Windows Media Player 1 hr. 16 min. Watch recorded video [low audio].