JURIST - Monitor: April 2006

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Voting Rights Act renewal hearing [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
10:03 PM ET

Hearing on the renewal of temporary provisions of the Voting Rights Act, US House Judiciary Committee James Sensenbrenner and Ranking Member Conyers testimony, US Senate Judiciary Committee, April 27, 2006. Watch recorded video.

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The Constitution and the Line Item Veto [US House Judiciary Comm.]
9:15 PM ET

The Constitution and the Line Item Veto, US House Judiciary Committee Subcomittee on the Constitution, April 27, 2006. Watch recorded video. Additional hearing details here.

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Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Securing US Borders [Heritage Foundation]
11:20 PM ET

Securing Our Borders: What is the Administration Doing?, Heritage Foundation, April 25, 2006. Windows Media Player, 46 minutes. Watch recorded video. Additional event details here.

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Belarus: Political and Economic Repression [Cato Institute]
11:14 PM ET

Political and Economic Repression in Belarus, Cato Institute, April 25, 2006. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 21 mins.. Watch recorded video. Additional event details here.

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US Supreme Court in Transition [Duke Law School]
10:37 PM ET

The Supreme Court in Transition, Erwin Chemerinsky and Neil Siegel, Duke Law School, April 22, 2006. RealPlayer, 58 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Law and Policy in the War on Terrorism [Duke Law School]
11:04 PM ET

Law and Policy in the War on Terrorism, Scott Silliman, Duke Law School, April 22, 2006. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 2 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Presidential Authority and the Advent of the 21st Century [WCL American U.]
1:02 PM ET

Presidential Authority and the Advent of the 21st Century, Washington College of Law, American University, April 24, 2006. Streaming MP3, 1 hr. 26 mins [discussing the recent growth of executive power in national security areas]. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

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Monday, April 24, 2006

USA Immigration: Truth and Myths [Rice U.]
10:22 PM ET

USA Immigration: Truth and Myths, Rice University, April 19, 2006. Watch recorded video. Additional event details here.

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ECHR: Present and Future [WCL American U.]
1:09 PM ET

The Present and Future of the European Court of Human Rights, WCL American University. Windows Media Player, 2 hrs. Watch recorded video.

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Thursday, April 20, 2006

Human Rights in China [US House Int. Rel. Comm.]
4:58 PM ET

Human Rights in China: Improving or Deteriorating Conditions?, US House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, April 19, 2006. RealPlayer, 3 hrs. 23 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Selecting the next UN Secretary-General [UN]
8:49 PM ET

William R. Pace, Executive Director, World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy; Ms. Yvonne Terlingen, UN Representative, Amnesty International; Mr. Vicente Garcia-Delgado, UN Representative, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation; Ms. Taina Bien-Aimé, Executive Director, Equality Now; Mr. James A. Paul, Executive Director, Global Policy Forum, discuss the selection process for the UN Secretary-General, April 18, 2006. RealPlayer, 33 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Friday, April 14, 2006

The BlackBerry Lawsuit [U. Va.]
8:07 PM ET

Kevin Anderson, Wiley, Rein, & Fielding (WRF), discusses the NTP patent infringement lawsuit against Research in Motion, the makers of the BlackBerry wireless device; University of Virginia School of Law, April 10, 2006. MP3, 1 hr., 11 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available].

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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Massachusetts mandatory health insurance act [MA Governor]
10:55 PM ET

Remarks at signing ceremony for House No. 4850, An Act Providing Access to Affordable, Quality, Accountable Health Care, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Governor Mitt Romney, April 12, 2006. RealPlayer, 1 minute. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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The Terrorist Surveillance Program [Duke Law School]
10:15 PM ET

The Terrorist Surveillance Program - Constitutional or Impeachable? Professor Douglas Kmiec, Pepperdine University, Duke Law School, April 11, 2006. RealPlayer, 58 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Human Rights Implications of Hurricane Katrina: 6 Months Later [WCL American U.]
6:34 PM ET

Human Rights Implications of Hurricane Katrina: 6 Months Later, Washington College of Law, American University, April 11, 2006. Windows Media Player, 6 hrs. Watch recorded video.

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Litigating Intelligent Design [Duke Law School]
5:08 PM ET

Litigating Intelligent Design - A Case of Pro Bono Publico? Eric Rothschild (the attorney who tried the Kitzmiller "intelligent design" case recently decided in Pennslyvania), Duke law School, Program in Public Law, March 30, 2006. RealPlayer, 59 mins. Watch recorded video.

Monday, April 10, 2006

9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights [USD]
8:26 PM ET

Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights, Amnesty International USA Executive Director William Schulz, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego, March 9, 2006. RealPlayer, 59 mins. Watch recorded video

The Role of Courts in Time of War [Duke Law School]
4:50 PM ET

"The Role of Courts in Time of War", Burt Neuborne, Inez Milholland Professor of Civil Liberties at NYU Law School and former National Legal Director for the ACLU, speaks at Duke Law School, hosted by the Program in Public Law, April 4, 2006. RealPlayer, 59 mins. Watch recorded video.

Charles Taylor on Trial [USIP]
10:34 AM ET

Charles Taylor on Trial, Current Issues Briefing, United States Institute of Peace, April 7, 2006. Quicktime 1 hr. 59 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Rwanda genocide 12th anniversary [UN]
8:19 PM ET

Juan Mendez, UN Special Adviser on prevention of genocide, discusses the need for international organizations to translate the commitment to prevent and punish genocide into action on the 12th anniversary of the start of the Rwanda genocide. RealPlayer, 40 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Friday, April 07, 2006

Gonzales DOJ oversight hearing [US House Judiciary Comm.]
10:41 PM ET

Oversight Hearing on "The United States Department of Justice", testimony by US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, US House Judiciary Committee, April 6, 2006 [includes Gonzales' responses to questions on the NSA surveillance program]. RealPlayer, 6 hrs. 1 min. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

US and UN Human Rights Council membership [UN]
8:05 PM ET

Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, Ambassador John Bolton, on the US decision not to run in 2006 for membership of the new UN Human Rights Council, April 6, 2006. RealPlayer, 6 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Saturday, April 01, 2006

Chirac CPE labor law address [French Presidency]
2:33 PM ET

Declaration radiotelevisee de M. Jacques CHIRAC, President de la Republique, March 31, 2006 [TV address on the CPE youth labor law, "contrat premiere embauche"].

Excerpt:

Mes chers compatriotes,

Depuis plusieurs semaines, des interrogations, des appréhensions, des critiques se sont élevées autour du contrat première embauche. De nombreux jeunes ont exprimé leur inquiétude, leur besoin de repères et de sécurité, mais aussi leur volonté de trouver toute leur place dans notre société. Des sentiments que beaucoup d'entre vous partagent....

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