JURIST - Monitor: May 2005

Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Iraq MNF mandate renewal [UN Security Council]
9:12 PM ET

Renewal of the mandate of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, UN Security Council, May 31, 2005. RealPlayer, 29 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Sunday, May 29, 2005

Chirac TV address after French referendum on EU Constitution [Elysee Palace]
7:09 PM ET

Address to the nation after the French referendum on the European Constitution, President Jacques Chirac, May 29, 2005 [accepting what he called the "sovereign decision" of the French people in voting No, but noting that the vote has made it more difficult for France to defend its interests in Europe]. RealPlayer, 3 minutes. Watch recorded video via TF1, Paris [in French]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Friday, May 27, 2005

Kosovo report [UN Security Council]
1:45 PM ET

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, UN Security Council, May 27, 2005. RealPlayer, 3 hrs. 10 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference closing briefing [UN]
12:26 PM ET

Press Conference by Ambassador Sergio de Queiroz Duarte [Brazil], President of the 2005 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, United Nations, May 27, 2005 [discussing the close of the conference without any international consensus or agreement]. RealPlayer, 10 min. 45 sec. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Chirac TV address on French EU Constitution referendum [Elysee Palace]
11:19 AM ET

Address to the nation on the forthcoming French referendum on the European constitution, May 26, 2005 [calling on voters to support the new EU charter]. RealPlayer, 10 minutes. Watch recorded video via TF1, Paris [in French]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Report 2005 press conference [Amnesty International]
8:00 PM ET

Launch of Amnesty International Report 2005, Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan, May 25, 2005 [citing major international instances of human rights abuses in 2004 and condemning the US terror detention camp at Guantanamo Bay as the "gulag of our time"]. RealPlayer, 21 minutes. Watch recorded video. reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Special Court for Sierra Leone briefing [UN]
10:43 AM ET

Emmanuel Ayoola, President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Registrar Robin Vincent and Prosecutor David Crane brief the press on court developments and status, May 24, 2005. RealPlayer, 32 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Bush stem cell research speech [White House]
10:05 AM ET

Speech on embryo adoption and ethical stem cell research, President George W. Bush, May 24, 2005 [calling for adoption of unused fertilized embryos and labelling a House stem cell research bill a "great mistake" that would create "new incentives for the ongoing destruction of emerging human life"]. RealPlayer, 8 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Judge Priscilla Owen photo op and remarks [White House]
10:55 PM ET

President George W. Bush and Judge Priscilla Owen in the Oval Office, May 24, 2005 [photo op and remarks before a Senate floor vote on her nomination as a federal appeals court judge under a bipartisan judicial filibuster deal]. RealPlayer, 2 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Saturday, May 21, 2005

US AG Alberto Gonzales: The First 100 Days [NPC]
11:43 AM ET

US Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales: The First 100 Days, address at the National Press Club, May 20, 2005. Listen to recorded audio [video not available] via NPR.

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Thursday, May 19, 2005

Reforming the UN [US House Int. Relations Comm.]
10:12 PM ET

Reforming the UN: Budget and Management Perspectives, US House of Representatives International Relations Committee, May 19, 2005. RealPlayer, 4 hrs. 6 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Domestic eco-terror threats hearing [US Senate Environment Comm.]
9:49 PM ET

US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, hearing on eco-terrorism specifically examining the Earth Liberation Front (“ELF”) and the Animal Liberation Front (“ALF”); witnesses include John Lewis, Deputy Assistant Director FBI [full agenda]. RealPlayer 1 hr. 56 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Reviving the Original Meaning of the Constitution [Heritage Foundation]
8:12 PM ET

Lost But Not Forgotten: Reviving the Original Meaning of the Constitution, Heritage Foundation, May 18, 2005 [panel of law professors discussing the revival of originalism in US constitutional interpretation; event details]. RealPlayer, 2 hrs. 51 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Galloway oil-for-food hearing [US Senate Investigations Subcom.]
8:26 PM ET

Oil For Influence: How Saddam Used Oil to Reward Politicians Under the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program, hearing before the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, May 17, 2005 [includes testimony by British MP George Galloway refuting allegations in a committee report that he received oil allocations from Saddam Hussein]. RealPlayer, 3 hours. Watch recorded video; watch Galloway's testimony in particular. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Thursday, May 12, 2005

NPT review conference briefing [UN]
10:10 PM ET

Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference briefing by the President of the 2005 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, Sergio de Queiroz Duarte, United Nations, May 12, 2005. RealPlayer, 35 min. Watch recorded video.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Forced labor and modern slavery briefing [ILO]
3:18 PM ET

Press conference by the International Labour Organization
(ILO) to mark the launching of the ILO's Global Report entitled "A Global
Alliance Against Forced Labour" on forced labor, human trafficking and modern slavery, May 11, 2005. RealPlayer, 33 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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EU Constitution and NATO [AEI]
10:39 AM ET

The European Union Constitution: The Biggest Current Threat to the Atlantic Alliance?, American Enterprise Institute, May 9, 2005. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. 21 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Monday, May 09, 2005

Hans Blix briefing on NPT review [UN]
9:52 PM ET

Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference briefing by former UN Iraq weapons inspector Hans Blix and others, May 9, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 1 min. Watch recorded video.

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The Constitution and Emergency [Professor Kathleen Sullivan]
11:04 AM ET

The Constitution and Emergency, Professor Kathleen Sullivan, Stanford Law School, speaking in the Princeton University Public Lectures series, February 9, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 25 mins. Watch recorded video.

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The International Criminal Court [Luis Moreno Ocampo]
10:49 AM ET

The International Criminal Court, ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo speaking at Harvard Law School, January 19, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 28 mins. Watch recorded video.

International criminal law [Harvard U.]
10:37 AM ET

International Criminal Law: Lessons from Experience, Justice Richard Goldstone, former UN war crimes prosecutor for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, speaking at Harvard Law School, February 22, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 23 mins. Watch recorded video.

Post-war justice in Afghanistan and Iraq [Harvard U.]
10:20 AM ET

Establishing post-war justice in Afghanistan and Iraq, Professor Noah Feldman, New York University, speaking at Harvard Law School, recorded March 16, 2005. RealPlayer, 53 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Human rights, international law and the war on terror [UC Berkeley]
9:57 AM ET

Human Rights, International Law, and the War on Terror, Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley, May 2, 2005 [includes Boalt professor John Yoo and others]. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 57 minutes. Watch recorded video; more event details.

Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Chirac EU constitution interview [France 2]
1:02 PM ET

France 2 TV interview with French President Jacques Chirac on the European Constitution and the May 29 French referendum, May 4, 2005. Windows Media Player, 50 minutes. Watch recorded video via France 2. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Iran NPT conference address [UN]
9:54 AM ET

2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, address by Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, May 3, 2005. RealPlayer, 19 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Tuesday, May 03, 2005

US NPT conference address [UN]
10:11 AM ET

2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, address by Stephen G. Rademaker, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Arms Control, US Department of State, May 2, 2005. RealPlayer, 19 mins. Watch recorded video.

Monday, May 02, 2005

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference [UN]
1:19 PM ET

2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons including addresses by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohammed El-Baradei, May 2, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 9 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.