Friday, June 30, 2006

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5219, Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2006, US House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, June 29, 2006 [hearing on draft legislation to establish a judicial branch inspector general]. RealPlayer, 1 hr. Watch recorded video. Addition hearing details here.

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Thursday, June 29, 2006

Bush reaction to Hamdan Guantanamo commissions ruling [White House]
9:21 PM ET

President Bush comments on the US Supreme Court ruling in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, June 29, 2006 [saying he will work with Congress to put Guantanamo detainees before military tribunals]. RealPlayer, 2 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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2006 US Supreme Court review, American Constitution Society, June 29, 2006. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. 28 mins. Watch recorded video. Additional event details here.

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Securing Our Borders, US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, American Enterprise Institute, June 29, 2006 [discussing US border security and immigration reform]. Windows Media Player, 49 mins. Watch recorded video. Additional event details here.

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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

SCOTUS Texas redistricting ruling [U. Penn.]
11:03 PM ET

Panel Discussion Concerning the Supreme Court's Decision in the Texas Redistricting Case (League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry), University of Pennsylvania Law School, June 28, 2006. Streaming MP3, 1 hr. 29 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Marty renditions report presentation [COE]
11:22 AM ET

Report on alleged CIA secret detention centres, presentation to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Swiss Senator Dick Marty, June 27, 2006 [advocating a new world legal order to deal with the terrorist threat]. Watch recorded video of the PACE session [in French], and recorded video of a press conference [in original languages] afterwards.

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Monday, June 26, 2006

US Supreme Court 2005 term review [WLF]
8:15 AM ET

Review of the 2005 US Supreme Court term, Washington Legal Foundation, June 23, 2006. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. 30 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Friday, June 23, 2006

Blair criminal justice reform speech [10 Downing Street]
10:45 PM ET

Criminal justice reform lecture, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, University of Bristol, June 23, 2006 [calling for new laws to narrow the gap between the public's desire for justice and outcomes that are perceived to unfairly favor defendants]. RealPlayer, 39 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Report of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, UN Human Rights Council, June 23, 2006. RealPlayer, 22 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Thursday, June 22, 2006

Rule of law in international affairs [UN Security Council]
11:35 PM ET

Strengthening international law: rule of law and maintenance of international peace and security, UN Security Council, June 22, 2006. RealPlayer, 4 hours. Watch recorded video.

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Briefing by Judge Rudiger Wolfrum, President of the International Tribunal
of the Law of the Sea, June 22, 2006. RealPlayer, 30 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Leakers and the press [ACS]
10:19 PM ET

Leakers and the press, American Constitution Society 2006 National Convention panel, June 17, 2006 [exploring the consequences of leaks of confidential and classified information by government employees and potential related prosecution]. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. 30 mins. Watch recorded video. Additional event details here.

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Press conference on extraordinary renditions, Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, June 20, 2006 [stating that "the so-called extraordinary renditions did take place in some Council of Europe member states", and that his "inquiry shows that such violations could have happened in virtually all Council of Europe member states"]. Watch recorded video.

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Monday, June 19, 2006

Human Rights Council first plenary meeting [UN]
3:54 PM ET

First plenary meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, June 19, 2006. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Friday, June 16, 2006

Taylor trial venue transfer resolution vote [UN Security Council]
1:53 PM ET

UN Security Council vote on Resolution 1688 (2006) authorizing transfer of the war crimes trial of ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor from the facilities of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Freetown, Liberia, to the facilties of the International Criminal Court at The Hague. RealPlayer, 5 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Thursday, June 15, 2006

Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act signing ceremony [White House]
10:08 PM ET

Signing of the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005, President George W. Bush, June 15, 2006. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Wednesday, June 14, 2006

ICC prosecutor report on Darfur crimes [UN]
10:33 PM ET

Report of ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo to the UN Security Council on the situation in Darfur and Sudan, June 14, 2006. RealPlayer, 33 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Senator Orrin Hatch press conference on proposed anti-flag burning amendment to the US Constitution [excerpts], June 14, 2006. RealPlayer, 2 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Thursday, June 08, 2006

ICTR and ICTY reports [UN]
9:42 PM ET

Reports of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to the UN Security Council, June 7, 2006. RealPlayer, 3 hrs. 19 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Marty CIA prisons report press conference [COE]
9:08 PM ET

Press conference on report on CIA secret prisons and rendition and alleged collusion by 14 Council of Europe member states, Legal Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Dick Marty chairman, June 7, 2006. Windows Media Player, 47 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Marriage amendment debate [US Senate]
9:15 AM ET

Excerpt from floor debate on the proposed Marriage Protection Amendment, June 5, 2006 [featuring a floor speech on the amendment - that would ban same-sex marriage by defining marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman - by Sen. Patrick Leahy, ranking Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat]. RealPlayer, 30 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Saturday, June 03, 2006

Bush marriage amendment address [White House]
8:25 PM ET

President George W. Bush, weekly radio address, June 3, 2006 [urging approval of a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage by defining marriage exclusively as a union between a man and woman]. RealPlayer, 4 minutes. Listen to recorded audio [no video available]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Friday, June 02, 2006

Gay marriage in Europe [Cato Institute]
8:59 PM ET

Gay Marriage: Evidence from Europe?, Cato Institute, June 6, 2006. RealPlayer 1 hr. 221 ins. Watch recorded video. Additional event information here.

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Thursday, June 01, 2006

Blix WMD commission report [UN]
9:49 PM ET

Hans Blix, Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, briefs on the final report of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, June 1, 2006. RealPlayer, 37 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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The Role of the International Criminal Court in Enforcing International Criminal Law, Judge Philippe Kirsch, Washington College of Law, American University, June 1, 2006. Streaming MP3, 1 hr. 2 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

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