JURIST - Monitor: September 2006

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Pretexting hearing [US House Energy and Commerce Comm.]
9:27 PM ET

Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has Access to Your Private Records?, Subcommittee of Oversight and Investigations, US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 29, 2006. RealPlayer, 3 hrs. 3 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Friday, September 29, 2006

Gonzales judiciary remarks [GULC]
10:57 PM ET

Conference on the State of the Judiciary, US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Georgetown University Law Center, September 29, 2006 [saying the Constitution "provides the courts with relatively few tools" to review presidential decisions about the military and foreign policy in wartime and cautioning judges against "supplement[ing] those tools based on their own personal views"]. QuickTime, 14 mins. View event details and access recorded video here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Hariri assassination probe briefing [UN]
10:16 PM ET

UN International Independent Investigation Commission chief Serge Brammertz briefs on the latest report by the Commission and the process of its investigation, September 29, 2006. RealPlayer, 18 mins. Watch recorded video. Review JURIST's coverage of the Hariri assassination probe here.

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Thursday, September 28, 2006

O'Connor judiciary remarks [GULC]
9:09 PM ET

Conference on the State of the Judiciary, former US Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Georgetown University Law Center, September 28, 2006 [warning against growing efforts at "judicial intimidation" in the United States]. QuickTime, 7 mins. View event details and access recorded video here. Similar remarks in a Wall St. Journal op-ed the previous day are reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: Implications of Military Commissions [WCL American U.]
8:22 AM ET

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: Implications of Military Commissions, Washington College of Law, American University, September 26-27, 2006. Streaming MP3, 3 hours. Listen to recorded audio [video not available] of Session I and recorded audio [video not available] of Session II. Additional event details here.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Military Tribunals and the Geneva Conventions [GULC]
11:31 PM ET

Guantanamo and the Rule of Law: Military Tribunals and the Geneva Conventions, Georgetown University Law Center, September 25, 2006. QuickTime Player, 1 hr. 30 mins. View details and access recorded video.

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Greenhouse gases legislation signing ceremony [CA Gov.]
8:39 PM ET

Signing ceremony for Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, September 27, 2006. Windows Media Player, 40 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

US Supreme Court 2006 preview [GULC]
11:54 PM ET

Georgetown Law Supreme Court Institute Annual Press Briefing, Georgetown Univeristy Law Center, September 25, 2006 [previewing highlights of the upcoming US Supreme Court Term]. QuickTime Player, 2 hrs, 4 mins. View event details and access recorded video here.

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Saturday, September 23, 2006

Military commissions bill compromise [Sen. Lindsey Graham]
1:44 PM ET

Remarks on the detainee legislation agreement with the White House, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), September 22, 2006. Listen to recorded audio [no video available]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Controlling Illegal Immigration [Heritage Foundation]
1:32 PM ET

A New Strategy for Controlling Illegal Immigration, Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), Heritage Foundation, September 21, 2006. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. 6 mins. Watch recorded video. View details of the event here.

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US Supreme Court 2006 term preview [WCL American U.]
12:37 PM ET

Panel discussion of selected US Supreme Court cases pending for 2006-2007 term, Washington College of Law, American University, September 21, 2006. Streaming MP3, 1 hr. 24 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

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The Constitution and the War on Terror [Duke Law School]
12:30 PM ET

Constitution Day: The Constitution and the War on Terror, Program in Public Law, Duke Law School, September 18, 2006. RealPlayer, 54 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Friday, September 22, 2006

Lord Goldsmith Guantanamo address [IBA]
11:20 PM ET

Speech at International Bar Association event, UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith, September 16, 2006 [calling for closure of Guantanamo Bay military facility and deploring torture]. RealPlayer, 56 mins.. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Thursday, September 21, 2006

Military commissions, surveillance bills markup [US House Judiciary Comm.]
11:24 PM ET

US House Judiciary Committee markup meeting on H.R. 6054, Military Commissions Act, and H.R. 5825, Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act of 2006, September 21, 2006. Watch recorded video [low quality]. RealPlayer, 8 hrs. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here and here.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

SG Annan UN General Assembly 61st Session address [UN]
9:54 PM ET

Speech at the opening of the UN General Assembly 61st session, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, September 19, 2006 [urging global action to combat three challenges facing humanity - human rights and the rule of law, security, and development]. RealPlayer, 20 mins. Watch recorded video. View full text of the speech here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Military tribunals and civil liberties [ACS]
9:47 PM ET

National Security, Civil Liberties and Military Tribunals for Detainees, American Constitution Society, September 15, 2006. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 30 mins. Watch recorded video. Additional event details here.

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Sunday, September 17, 2006

The October 2006 US Supreme Court Term [Cato Institute]
9:37 AM ET

Looking Forward: The October 2006 US Supreme Court Term, Cato Institute, September 14, 2006. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 13 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Executive Power after Hamdan v. Rumsfeld [Cato Institute]
9:16 AM ET

Executive Power after Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Cato Institute, September 14, 2006 [includes remarks by John Yoo, Boalt Hall UC Berkeley]. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 16 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Saturday, September 16, 2006

Human rights violations in Africa [UN Security Council]
1:14 PM ET

Report to the UN Security Council, Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, September 15, 2006 [discussing human rights violations against civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the need to ensure there is no impunity for war crimes in Darfur]. RealPlayer, 46 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Friday, September 15, 2006

Bush military commissions bill press conference [White House]
9:58 PM ET

Press conference, President George W. Bush, September 15, 2006 [urging members of Congress to approve his proposed legislation authorizing the use of military commissions for terror detainees and enemy combatants]. RealPlayer, 58 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

The UN and the response to genocide [UN]
10:39 PM ET

The United Nations and the response to genocide, UN Department of Public Information, September 14, 2006. RealPlayer, 2 hrs. 24 mins. Watch recorded video.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

International humanitarian law Mideast violations [WCL American U.]
11:13 PM ET

Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Lebanon and Gaza, Summer 2006, Washington College of Law, American University, September 13, 2006. Streaming MP3, 56 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

UN 2006 treaty event briefing [UN]
11:07 PM ET

Nicolas Michel, UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel, discusses the annual treaty event, September 12, 2006. RealPlayer, 35 mins. Watch recorded video.

Surveillance bill hearing [US House Judiciary Comm.]
7:59 PM ET

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5825, the "Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act", US House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, September 12, 2006 [considering a bill to update FISA, most notably increasing the time period in which the government can conduct domestic surveillance before obtaining a secret warrant from three to five days]. RealPlayer 1 hr. 54 mins. Watch recorded video.

Thursday, September 07, 2006

UN Human Rights Council hearing [US House Int. Rel. Comm.]
6:53 PM ET

The United Nations Human Rights Council: Reform or Regression?, US House of Representatives International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on
Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, September 6, 2006. RealPlayer, 2 hrs. 30 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Bush military commissions bill remarks [White House]
10:01 PM ET

Remarks on the creation of military commissions to try suspected terrorists, President George W. Bush, September 6, 2006 [proposing legislation that would authorize military commissions for terror detainees and enemy combatants, and disclosing that 14 high-value terror detainees held in secret CIA prisons have been transferred to Guantanamo for eventual trial]. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 18 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

National Security and Freedom of the Press [AEI]
9:34 PM ET

National Security and Freedom of the Press, American Enterprise Institute, September 6, 2006 [discussing how the publication of classified material affects American national security]. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. 42 mins. Watch recorded video. Additional event details here.

Friday, September 01, 2006

Darfur peacekeeping resolution debate [UN Security Council]
10:10 PM ET

Debate on Resolution 1706 (2006), expanding the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) to include its deployment to Darfur in order to support the early and effective implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement, UN Security Council, August 31, 2006. RealPlayer, 52 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.