JURIST - Monitor: July 2006

Monday, July 31, 2006

Iran nuclear resolution [UN Security Council]
12:37 PM ET

Resolution 1696 (2006) on Iran and nuclear non-proliferation, UN Security Council, July 31, 2006 [giving Iran until August 31 to halt uranium enrichment and threatening sanctions if it does not comply]. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 18 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Sunday, July 30, 2006

Lebanon conflict emergency meeting [UN Security Council]
3:11 PM ET

The situation in Lebanon, UN Security Council meeting, July 30, 2006 [including comments by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan suggesting that there was "strong 'prima facie' evidence" that both Israel and Hezbollah have "committed grave breaches of international humanitarian law"]. RealPlayer, 34 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: What's Next? [ACS]
2:10 PM ET

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: What's Next?, American Constitution Society, July 26, 2006. Windows Media, 1 hr. 27 mins. Watch recorded video. Additional event information here.

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Friday, July 28, 2006

Statement on Israeli attack on UN Lebanon observers post [UN Security Council]
9:12 AM ET

Presidential statement on Israeli attack on UN observers post in Lebanon, UN Security Council, July 27, 2006 [insisting in wake of the killing of four UN military observers that "Israel and all concerned parties must comply fully with their obligations under the rules and principles of international humanitarian law related to the protection of the United Nations and its associated personnel"]. RealPlayer, 5 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Thursday, July 27, 2006

Online sex offenders database bill signing [White House]
9:01 PM ET

H.R. 4472, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, President George W. Bush, remarks at signing ceremony, July 27, 2006 [setting up a nationwide online database of sex offenders' homes and workplaces]. RealPlayer, 7 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Voting Rights Act renewal bill signing ceremony [White House]
8:56 PM ET

Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006, President George W. Bush, remarks at signing ceremony, July 27, 2006. RealPlayer, 8 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Monday, July 24, 2006

Protection of children in armed conflict [UN Security Council]
9:26 PM ET

Open meeting on children and armed conflict, UN Security Council, July 24, 2006 [considering how to protect and enhance children's rights in seven areas of armed conflict]. RealPlayer, 4 hrs. 30 mins. Watch recorded video [part 2 here]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Friday, July 21, 2006

Middle East crisis meeting [UN Security Council]
10:23 PM ET

Open meeting on the Middle East, UN Security Council, July 21, 2006 [discussion of the conflict involving Israel and Lebanon and the situation in Gaza]. RealPlayer, 6 hrs. Watch recorded video [part I and part II]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Thursday, July 20, 2006

UN SG Annan briefing on Lebanon situation [UN Security Council]
9:19 PM ET

Briefing by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the situation in Lebanon and the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, UN Security Council, July 20, 2006. RealPlayer, 25 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Bush stem cell research statement [White House]
8:11 PM ET

President George W. Bush discusses stem cell research policy legislation in the East Room of the White House, July 19, 2006 [announcing that he had signed one Congressional bill on stem cell research, but had vetoed another that "would support the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others...[crossing] a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect..."]. RealPlayer, 15 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Voting Rights Act Reauthorization [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
7:53 PM ET

Voting Rights Act Reauthorization business meeting and vote, US Senate Judiciary Committee, July 19, 2006. RealPlayer, 30 minutes. Watch recorded video [courtesy Senator Patrick Leahy's office].

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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Supreme Court Clean Water Act rulings [WLF]
11:16 PM ET

The Rapanos and Carabell Rulings: Consequences for Clean Water Act Enforcement, Regulation and Compliance, Washington Legal Foundation, July 18, 2006. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. 9 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Immigration amnesty hearing [US House Judiciary Comm.]
8:38 PM ET

US House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims; Oversight Hearing on "Should We Embrace the Senate's Grant of Amnesty to Millions of Illegal Aliens and Repeat the Mistakes of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986?", July 18, 2006. RealPlayer, 2 hrs. 48 minutes. Watch recorded video. Additional hearing details here.

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DOJ oversight hearing [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
5:04 PM ET

Department of Justice oversight hearing, with testimony by US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, July 18, 2006. Watch recorded excerpts of an opening statement by ranking Democrat Senator Patrick Leahy, with a first and second round of questions. RealPlayer, total 30 minutes [courtesy Senator Patrick Leahy's office]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here and here.

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Saturday, July 15, 2006

North Korea missile tests resolution vote [UN Security Council]
8:23 PM ET

DPRK missile tests resolution vote and statements, UN Security Council, July 15, 2006 [Resolution 1695, directing North Korea to stop the launches and calling on member states to impose weapons-related sanctions]. RealPlayer, 51 minutes. Watch recorded video [original languages only].

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Thursday, July 13, 2006

US veto of Israel Gaza resolution [UN Security Council]
10:31 PM ET

US veto of draft UN resolution on Israel Gaza operation, UN Security Council, July 13, 2006 [resolution advanced by Qatar and supported by Arab countries that would have accused Israel of a "disproportionate use of force" against Palestinian civilians in the wake of an Hamas abduction of an Israeli soldier, and calling for a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza]. RealPlayer, 45 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The Supreme Court's 2005-2006 Term [Heritage Foundation]
8:05 PM ET

The Supreme Court's 2005-2006 Term, Heritage Foundation, July 13, 2006. Windows Media Player, 2 hrs. 3 mins. Watch recorded video. Additional event details here.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Military commissions after Hamdan v. Rumsfeld [US House Armed Services Comm.]
9:48 PM ET

US House Armed Services Committee hearing on standards of military commissions and tribunals in the aftermath of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, July 12, 2006. Windows Media Player, 2 hrs. 40 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Renewing the Voting Rights Act [ACS]
11:45 AM ET

Renewing the Voting Rights Act, American Constitution Society, June 17, 2006. Windows Media Player 1 hr. 32 mins. Watch recorded video. Additional event details here.

Separation of Powers: Restoring the Balance Among the Branches [ACS]
8:43 AM ET

Separation of Powers: Restoring the Balance Among the Branches, American Constitution Society, June 16, 2006 [discussing expansive assertions of presidential authority, including the expanded use of presidential signing statements, warrantless domestic surveillance, enemy combatant designations, military tribunals and torture]. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. 26 mins. Watch recorded video. More event details here.

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Iraq investigations briefing [MNF-Iraq]
10:56 PM ET

Briefing on Iraq investigations, Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, Multi-National Force-Iraq, July 5, 2006 [including alleged rape and murders by US personnel at Mahmudiyah]. Windows Media Player, 39 minutes. Watch recorded video [low quality].

Bloomberg immigration hearing testimony [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
9:49 PM ET

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, testimony at US Senate Judiciary Committee field hearing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, July 5, 2006. Windows Media Player, 55 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.