JURIST - Monitor: October 2006

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

US immigration reform [U. Va. Law School]
4:17 PM ET

Immigration Reform: What's Needed? What's Likely?, former INS Commissioner Doris Meissner, Director of Verification Services at US Citizenship and Immigration Services Gerri Ratliff, Director of Advocacy for the American Immigration Lawyers Association Marshall Fitz, University of Virginia Law School, October 25, 2006 [panel on the recent legislation and new developments in immigration law and procedures]. FlashPlayer. Listen to recorded audio [video not available].

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Monday, October 30, 2006

UN Oil-for-Food Program [Duke Law School]
6:11 PM ET

International Programs and The Law: Investigating the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program, former chair of the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) Paul Volcker, former IIC special counsel Mark Califano and former IIC chief legal counsel Jeffrey Meyer, Duke Law School, October 27, 2006. RealPlayer, 55 mins. Watch recorded video. Read JURIST news on the UN Oil-for-Food Program here.

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Secure Fence Act signing ceremony [White House]
2:24 PM ET

Remarks on signing the Secure Fence Act of 2006, HR 6061 [authorizing the construction of a 700-mile fence along the US border with Mexico], President George W. Bush, October 26, 2006. RealPlayer, 7 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Protection of human rights while countering terrorism [UN]
7:12 PM ET

Press conference, Martin Scheinin, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, October 25, 2006 [discussing, among other things, the US Mililtary Commissions Act and the potential lowering of standards for interrogation and trial procedures]. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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International law and the US Constitution [Duke Law School]
4:33 PM ET

The Use of International and Foreign Law in Interpreting the U.S. Constitution, Duke Law School, October 24, 2006. RealPlayer, 56 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Philip Morris USA v. Morris press briefing [ACS]
3:59 PM ET

Philip Morris USA v. Williams press briefing, American Constitution Society, October 24, 2006 [discussing effect of prolonging litigation by tobacco companies on punitive damages, and concerns about judicial review of large jury awards]. RealPlayer, 1 hr 27 mins. Watch recorded video. View event details here. Certiorari reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Monday, October 23, 2006

UN torture rapporteur press briefing [UN]
7:50 PM ET

Press briefing by Manfred Nowak, UN Special Rapporteur on torture, October 23, 2006 [discussing several mandates on torture including the need for access by the Special Rapporteur, the punishment for torture, and the prohibition of evidence acquired by torture]. RealPlayer, 49 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Friday, October 20, 2006

Judicial review of criminal sentences after Booker [WLF]
10:46 AM ET

A "Reasonable" Reaction?: Judicial Review of Criminal Sentences after Booker v. US, Washington Legal Foundation, October 19, 2006. Windows Media Player, 1 hr 28 mins. Watch recorded video. Booker v. US was originally reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Truth commissions and human rights [CWRU Law School]
8:43 AM ET

Truth Commissions: Between Impunity and Prosecution, ICJ Judge Thomas Buergenthal, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, Case School of Law, October 17, 2006 [comparing the efficacy of truth commissions and criminal prosecutions as a response to human rights violations]. Windows Media Player, 1 hr. Watch recorded video. View event details here.

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Thursday, October 19, 2006

Iraq reconstruction contracts colloquium [GWU Law School]
1:17 PM ET

Deconstructing Iraq Reconstruction, George Washington University Law School, October 13, 2006 [discussing legal problems and challenges affecting US government contracts in Iraq during reconstruction]. Windows Media Player, 1 hr 31 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Maher Arar case [WCL American U.]
1:01 PM ET

Rendition to Torture - The Case of Maher Arar, Washington College of Law, American University, October 18, 2006 [discussing the case of Canadian citizen Maher Arar, deported by US authorities to Syria from New York in 2002]. Streaming MP3, 50 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Abuses of executive power [ACLU]
11:27 PM ET

Abuse of Power: Law, American Values and National Interest, ACLU 2006 Membership Conference, October 17, 2006 [discussion of alleged abuses of executive power with Alberto Mora, former Navy General Counsel; John Dean, former Nixon White House Counsel, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Publisher/Editor of The Nation; ACLU Legal Director Steve Shapiro]. Windows Media Player, 1 hr 33 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Military Commissions Act signing ceremony [White House]
10:55 AM ET

Remarks on signing the Military Commissions Act of 2006, President George W. Bush, October 17, 2006. RealPlayer, 11 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Monday, October 16, 2006

Torture, Secrecy and Surveillance [ACLU]
11:22 PM ET

Torture, Secrecy and Surveillance: Holding Government Accountable, ACLU 2006 Membership Conference, October 16, 2006 [with retired U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson]. Windows Media Player, 1 hr 32 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Kitzmiller and 'intelligent design' [ACLU]
11:14 PM ET

Abuse of Power: Governmental Intrusion into Private Matters, ACLU 2006 Membership Conference, October 16, 2006 [with Kitzmiller v. Dover clients who fought teaching Intelligent Design]. Windows Media Player, 1 hr 12 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Saturday, October 14, 2006

North Korea sanctions resolution [UN SC]
11:38 PM ET

Resolution on North Korea, UN Security Council, October 14, 2006 [voting to impose sanctions on North Korea for nuclear testing]. RealPlayer, 45 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Saddam Trial Lessons [CWRU Law School]
11:29 AM ET

Lessons from the Saddam Trial, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, Case School of Law, October 6, 2006. RealPlayer [recorded video available in six segments]. Part I: UN War Crimes Commission Archives dedication & Iraqi Ambassador's remarks, 1 hr, 58 mins. Part II: Preparing for the Mother of All Trials, 1 hr, 20 mins. Part III: Order in the Courtroom: The Challenges of Trying a Tyrant, 52 mins. Part IV: Did Saddam Get a Fair Trial?, 1 hr, 13 mins. Part V: Saddam on Stage: Assessing the Media Coverage of the Trial, 1 hr, 1 min. Part VI: Lessons Learned from the Dujail Trial: A Cross-Fire Panel & Was the Dujail Trial the Trial of the Century?, 1 hr, 48 mins. View event details here.

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UN SG-designate Ban Ki-Moon press conference [UN]
11:07 AM ET

UN Secretary-General-designate Ban Ki-Moon press breifing, October 13, 2006. RealPlayer, 22 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Friday, October 13, 2006

Ban Ki-Moon UN Secretary-General appointment [UN GA]
8:26 PM ET

Appointment of Ban Ki-Moon as the next UN Secretary-General, UN General Assembly, October 13, 2006. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 19 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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SAFE Port Act signing [White House]
8:14 PM ET

Remarks on signing the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act (HR 4954), President George W. Bush, October 13, 2006. RealPlayer, 8 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

US immigration law post-9/11 [WUSTL Law School]
10:08 PM ET

Immigrants’ Rights in the Courts and Congress: Constitutional Protections and the Rule of Law After 9/11, Washington University St. Louis Law School, October 11, 2006. 54 mins. Watch recorded video.

Monday, October 09, 2006

Representing Omar Khadr [WCL American U.]
11:36 PM ET

The Experience of Representing a Client in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Update on the Case, Rick Wilson & Steve Wermiel, Washington College of Law, American University, October 9, 2006. Streaming MP3, 25 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

UN war crimes courts annual reports [UN]
10:12 PM ET

Annual reports from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Court, October 9, 2006 [reporting progress of the courts and calling for aid from UN members states in arresting fugitive suspects]. RealPlayer, 5 hours. Watch recorded video of part 1 and recorded video of part 2. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Ban-Ki Moon UN Secretary-General nomination [UN SC]
8:04 PM ET

Press conference announcing nomination of South Korean Foreign Minister Ban-Ki Moon for UN Secretary-General, UN Security Council President Kenzo Oshima, October 9, 2006. RealPlayer, 5 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Saturday, October 07, 2006

Sudan envoy Darfur briefing [UN]
8:18 PM ET

Press conference on the situation in Darfur, Permanent Representative to the UN for Sudan Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem, UN, October 6, 2006 [claiming that many human rights violations alleged to be taking place in Darfur have been "fabricated" by partial non-governmental organizations]. RealPlayer, 13 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Guantanamo: The Omar Khadr Case [WCL American U.]
2:20 PM ET

Guantanamo Teach-In - The Case of Omar Khadr, Washington College of Law, American University, October 5, 2006. Streaming MP3, 1 hr, 29 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

UN reform and the Oil-for-Food program [Princeton U.]
11:19 AM ET

Reform at the United Nations? Lessons from the Oil-for-Food Program in Iraq, Paul Volcker, Princeton University, September 28, 2006. RealPlayer, 1 hr, 27 mins. Watch recorded video and review JURIST's Oil-for-Food news archive.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Homeland security bill signing [White House]
10:56 PM ET

Remarks on signing Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (HR 5441), President George W. Bush, October 4, 2006. RealPlayer, 7 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.