Thursday, November 30, 2006

Press briefing on school desegregation cases in the US Supreme Court, American Constitution Society, November 29, 2006 [discussing pending school desegregation cases Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education]. RealPlayer, 1 hr 28 mins. Watch recorded video. View event details here.

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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

UN Human Rights Commissioner update [UN HRC]
10:50 PM ET

Update on recent activities by Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, November 29, 2006 [reporting on her recent visit to Israel's Occupied Territories, the rights of Palestinians, and the situations in Nepal, Iraq, and Darfur]. RealPlayer, 19 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Statement by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan read by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, UN Human Rights Council, November 29, 2006 [urging the UN Human Rights Council to focus on the situation in Darfur]. RealPlayer, 6 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Iraq and the Security Council: Lessons from the Past, Suggestions for the Future, former President of the International Peace Academy David Malone, November 29, 2006 [discussing the history of engagement between the Security Council and Iraq and suggestions for the future of the relationship]. RealPlayer, 51 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Global Warming in the Supreme Court: Massachusetts v. EPA, Georgetown University Law Center, November 29, 2006 [reviewing and analyzing oral arguments in the case]. QuickTime Player. Access recorded video here, 1 hr 39 mins. Oral arguments reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Monday, November 27, 2006

Massachusetts v. EPA briefing [AEI]
4:58 PM ET

Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, November 21, 2006 [discussing upcoming oral arguments in the case and its role in the broader political and legal debates over global-warming regulation]. Windows Media Player, 2 hrs. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Transatlantic Approaches to International Law [Duke Law School]
10:31 AM ET

Transatlantic Approaches to International Law and Institutions, John Bellinger, US Department of State Legal Advisor, Duke Law School, November 15, 2006. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 2 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Attacks on Our Courts: Justice O'Connor's Warning, American Constitution Society, November 15, 2006. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 24 mins. Watch recorded video. Additional event details here.

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Hariri tribunal approval [UN SC]
9:15 PM ET

Announcement by the Permanent Representative of France, Ambassador Jean-Marc de La Sabliere, of UN Security Council approval of a proposal to establish an international tribunal for Lebanon to try suspects accused in the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanon Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, November 21, 2006. RealPlayer, 2 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Monday, November 20, 2006

Massachusetts same-sex legislation [MA Governor]
9:38 AM ET

Remarks on Massachusetts civil union legislation, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, November 19, 2006 [urging the Massachusetts legislature to abandon delay and vote on the state's same-sex bill]. RealPlayer, 3 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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International Issues in Military Law, Washington College of Law, American University, November 17, 2006. Streaming MP3, 53 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

Current Issues in Military Law, Washington College of Law, American University, November 17, 2006. Streaming MP3, 40 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

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Saturday, November 18, 2006

Legal activism and international law [US DHS Secretary Chertoff]
10:27 PM ET

Remarks on legal activism and international law, US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at the Federalist Society Annual Convention, November 17, 2006. Streaming MP3, 30 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Supreme Court Clean Air Act litigation [U. Va. Law School]
5:34 PM ET

The Challenges of Environmental Litigation: A Look at Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy, University of Virginia Law School, November 14, 2006. MP3. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Human rights in North Korea [WCL American U.]
7:31 AM ET

Failure to Protect: A Call for the UN Security Council to Act in North Korea, Washington College of Law, American University, November 13, 2006 [discussing the overshadowing of human rights violations in North Korea by the country's nuclear threats]. Streaming MP3, 32 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

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Saturday, November 11, 2006

Ethnicity and Guantanamo detainee counsel [WCL American U.]
2:02 PM ET

Representing Guantanamo Detainees: Impact of Ethnicity and Heritage, Washington College of Law, American University, November 10, 2006 [discussing the impact of ethnicity and heritage on counsel and the work done on behalf of Guantanamo detainees]. Streaming MP3, 41 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

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Global Warming in the Courts: An Overview of Current Litigation and Common Legal Issues, Georgetown University Law Center, November 10, 2006 [discussing Massachusetts v. EPA and other types of cases dealing with global warming in federal and state courts]. QuickTime Player. Access recorded video of Part 1, 1 hr 32 mins. Access recorded video of Part 2, 1 hr 20 mins. Certiorari reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Bush remarks on mid-term elections, Rumsfeld resignation [White House]
9:58 PM ET

Press conference on the 2006 mid-term elections and the resignation of US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, President George W. Bush, November 8, 2006. RealPlayer, 44 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Rwanda, Republic of Rwanda President H.E. Paul Kagame, UN University, November 8, 2006. Windows Media Player, 1 hr 48 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Monday, November 06, 2006

Representing Guantanamo detainees [Marquette U. Law School]
3:58 PM ET

Guantanamo and the Rule of Law: Reflections of a Habeas Corpus Lawyer, Jeff Colman, Marquette University Law School, October 23, 2006 [discussing the legal, factual, cultural, geographic, linguistic, bureaucratic, and emotional challenges to representing detainees]. Streaming MP3, 1 hr. Listen to recorded audio [video not available].

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Sunday, November 05, 2006

Saddam Hussein Dujail death sentence [IHT]
11:38 PM ET

Reading of the sentence for Saddam Hussein in the Dujail crimes against humanity trial, Chief Judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman, Iraqi High Tribunal, November 5, 2006. RealPlayer, 4 minutes. Watch recorded video via BBC News. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Friday, November 03, 2006

US Supreme Court 'partial-birth' abortion cases briefing [ACS]
8:51 PM ET

Press briefing on abortion cases in the US Supreme Court, American Constitution Society, November 2, 2006 [discussing pending partial birth abortion cases Gonzales v. Carhart and Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America]. RealPlayer, 1 hr 33 mins. Watch recorded video. View event details here.

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A Nuclear Iran: The Legal Implications of a Pre-emptive National Security Strategy, Syracuse Law School, October 26-27, 2006. Windows Media Player. Watch opening keynote address, 55 mins. Watch panel 1: Nuclear Proliferation and International Security Policy in the United States and Abroad, 3hrs. 38 mins. Watch panel 2: Preemption, International Law, and the Global Response to a Nuclear Iran, 1 hr. 39 mins. Watch keynote address and discussion with Seymour Hersh, 1 hr. 56 mins.

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