JURIST - Monitor: June 2005

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

US Supreme Court term review [AEI]
9:30 PM ET

Fifth Annual Supreme Court Review, American Enterprise Institute, June 29, 2005 [featuring Jonathan H. Adler, Case Western Law School; Robert Nagel, University of Colorado Law School; Neil Siegel, Duke Law School; and Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio]. Window Media Player, 2 hrs. Watch recorded video.

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ICC chief prosecutor on Darfur probe [UN Security Council]
9:20 PM ET

Report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo to the Security Council pursuant to UNSCR 1593, UN Security Council, June 29, 2005. RealPlayer, 19 minutes. Warch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005

One Judge's Reflections on the Battle Against Terror [Harvard Law School]
8:56 PM ET

One Judge's Reflections on the Battle Against Terror, Judge Mark L. Wolf, US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, April 6, 2005. Harvard Law School Saturday School Program, 1 hr. 34 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Friday, June 24, 2005

Strengthening the UN [UN]
11:55 PM ET

Strengthening the United Nations; conclusion of UN General Assembly informal hearings with NGO, civil society groups and the private sector, June 24, 2005. RealPlayer, 3 hrs. 9 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2005

The EU Constitution: America Must Beware [Heritage Foundation]
4:16 PM ET

The EU Constitution: America Must Beware, Heritage Foundation, June 22, 2005 [features remarks by Liam Fox, MP, UK Conservative Party Shadow Foreign Secretary]. RealPlayer, 53 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Protection of civilians in armed conflict [UN Security Council]
10:01 PM ET

Protection of civilians in armed conflict, report of UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland, UN Security Council, June 21, 2005. RealPlayer, 3 hrs. 24 min. Watch recorded video.

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Killen 1964 civil rights murders verdict [CBS]
4:11 PM ET

Reading of the verdict in the 1964 civil rights workers murder trial of Edgar Ray Killen, June 21, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 minute. Watch recorded video via CBS-TV 12, Jackson, Mississippi. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Reform and rights in the Middle East [US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice]
10:19 AM ET

Reform and rights in the Middle East, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaking at the American University in Cairo, June 20, 2005 [calling for democratic reforms by US allies in the Middle East - including Egypt and Saudi Arabia - and recognition of more rights for their citizens]. Windows Media Player, 21 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Thursday, June 16, 2005

Downing Street Memo hearings [US House Judiciary Committee Democrats]
10:15 PM ET

Unofficial hearings on the "Downing Street Memo" on Iraq convened by Representative John Conyers (D-MI), June 16, 2005. RealPlayer, 3 hrs., 6 mins. Watch recorded video via C-SPAN. An alternative moderated version is available via Pacifica Radio [MP3, audio only]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Monday, June 13, 2005

International war crimes tribunal reports [UN Security Council]
11:04 PM ET

Reports by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to the UN Security Council, June 12, 2005. RealPlayer, 3 hrs. 48 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Friday, June 10, 2005

Sensenbrenner Patriot Act hearing end [US House Judiciary Comm.]
11:07 PM ET

Chairman James Sensenbrenner abruptly closes a Democrat-called US House Judiciary Committee hearing on renewal of the Patriot Act, June 10, 2005. Windows Media Player, 7 minutes. Watch recorded video via Dem Bloggers and C-SPAN. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Terrorism and Civilized Society [UN Legal Office]
5:55 PM ET

Panel discussion on "Terrorism: A Challenge to Civilized Society" hosted by the UN Legal Office, June 9, 2005 [panelists include Baltasar Garzón, Investigating Judge, National Court, Spain; Barry Sabin, Chief, Counter-Terrorism Section, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice; and others]. RealPlayer, 2 hours 30 mins. Watch recorded video; see full agenda [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Thursday, June 09, 2005

Bush speech on Patriot Act renewal [White House]
8:40 PM ET

President Bush discusses renewal of provisions of the Patriot Act, Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy, Columbus, Ohio, June 9, 2005. RealPlayer, 22 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Wednesday, June 08, 2005

The EU Constitution and Europe's Democratic Deficit [Heritage Foundation]
1:10 PM ET

Political Cataclysm: The Constitutional Treaty and Europe's Democratic Deficit, Heritage Foundation, June 7, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 30 mins. Watch recorded video; see additional event details.

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Monday, June 06, 2005

Washington gubernatorial election ruling [Chelan County Superior Ct.]
10:01 PM ET

Borders, et al. versus King County, et al., decision by Chelan County Superior Court Judge John Bridges, June 6, 2005 [rejecting the Republican challenge to Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire and upholding the 2004 gubernatorial election results that put her in office after multiple recounts, finding no evidence of fraud]. Windows Media Player, 53 minutes. Watch recorded video [via TVW]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Leahy remarks on Bolton nomination [UN]
8:29 PM ET

Remarks by US Senator Patrick Leahy on the nomination of John Bolton as US UN ambassador, June 6, 2005. RealPlayer, 3 minutes [excerpt from longer press conference]. Watch recorded video.

Thursday, June 02, 2005

Srebrenica killings video [ICTY]
8:24 PM ET

Video depicting the 1995 killing of 6 Bosnian Muslim youths by Serbian paramilitary forces near Srebrenica. Shown by the prosecution at the trial of Slobodan Milosevic, June 1, 2005. RealPlayer, 11 minutes [excerpts from 2 hour original]. Watch recorded video via the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Domovina Net and the Bard College Milosevic Trial Video Archive [WARNING: this video is graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Europe: Better Off Without a Constitution? [AEI]
4:53 PM ET

Europe: Better Off Without a Constitution?, American Enterprise Institute, June 2, 2005. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. 29 mins. Watch recorded video.

Nomination of Christopher Cox as SEC Chairman [White House]
3:40 PM ET

Nomination of Congressman Christopher Cox as Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, President George W. Bush, June 2, 2005. RealPlayer, 9 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Press Freedom in the Post-9/11 World [Judith Miller]
9:02 AM ET

Press Freedom in the Post-9/11 World, Judith Miller, New York Times; delivered at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, April 28, 2005. RealPlayer, 30 minutes. Listen to recorded audio [video not available].

Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Press conference after Dutch EU Constitution vote [EU]
10:04 PM ET

Joint press conference by European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, European Parliament President Josep Borrell, and Luxembourg Prime-Minister and President-in-Office of the European Council Jean-Claude Juncker following the results of the EU Constitution referendum in the Netherlands, June 1, 2005. RealPlayer, 21 minutes. Watch recorded video.

William Donaldson resignation announcement [US SEC]
7:56 PM ET

Press Conference with Chairman William H. Donaldson, US Securities and Exchange Commission, June 1, 2005 [announcing he is stepping down as SEC Chairman effective June 30, 2005]. RealPlayer, 27 minutes. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.