JURIST - Monitor: February 2007

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

ICC Darfur summonses press briefing [ICC]
11:14 PM ET

Press briefing on ICC chief prosecutor's request to summon two Darfur war crimes suspects, International Criminal Court, chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, February 27, 2007. Windows Media Player, 41 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Gay Marriage in California [Federalist Society]
10:32 PM ET

Gay Marriage in California: Legal and Political Prospects, The Federalist Society, February 28, 2007. MP3, 93 minutes. Listen to recorded audio.

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Monday, February 26, 2007

The Legacy of Kelo v. New London [Duke Law School]
10:39 PM ET

The Legacy of Kelo v. New London, Duke Law Professors Christopher Schroeder, Jonathan Wiener, and adjunct Professor John Hart, Duke Law School, February 26, 2007. RealPlayer, 41 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Friday, February 23, 2007

Domestic surveillance program lessons [Heritage Foundation]
4:46 PM ET

Listening For Terrorists: Surveillance Program - Lessons Learned and the Way Ahead, The Heritage Foundation, February 23, 2007. Windows Media Player, 1 hr 29 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Congressional oversight of presidential war powers [WCL American U.]
4:43 PM ET

Who is the Decider? Congressional Oversight of Presidential War Powers, Washington College of Law, American University, February 23, 2007. Streaming MP3, 1 hr 6 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional event details here.

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California prison overcrowding press conference [CA Gov.]
4:15 PM ET

Press conference on California prison reform, CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, February 22, 2007 [announcing a plan to release some prisoners convicted of nonviolent crime to reduce prison overcrowding]. Windows Media Player, 12 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Congressional Oversight vs. Executive Privilege [Federalist Society]
3:47 PM ET

Congressional Oversight vs. Executive Privilege, Federalist Society. MP3, 87 minutes. Listen to recorded audio.

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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Supreme Court faith-based initiatives case briefing [ACS]
4:04 PM ET

Press briefing on Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, American Constitution Society, February 21, 2007 [discussing a pending US Supreme Court case that focuses narrowly on whether taxpayers have standing to object when the Administration uses funds to pay for social services to be delivered by religious groups]. RealPlayer, 1 hr 27 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Madrid train bombings trial [Datadiar TV]
10:53 PM ET

Streamed video highlights of the Madrid training bombings trial, Spanish National Court, from February 15, 2007. Watch recorded video here.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Dodd remarks on MCA revision legislation [US Senate]
5:36 PM ET

US Senator Christopher Dodd on the Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007, February 13, 2007. RealPlayer, 5 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

The US and global human rights leadership [CWRU]
10:36 PM ET

Global Human Rights Leadership: Who Will Fill the Void Left by the US?, The Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, Case Western Reserve University Law School, February 13, 2007. Windows Media Player, 52 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Monday, February 12, 2007

UK AG remarks on MCA and Guantanamo [ABA]
6:57 PM ET

UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith, remarks at the American Bar Association Midyear Meeting, February 12, 2007 [criticizing the new Military Commissions Act rules governing detainee trials and urging the shutdown of Guantanamo]. Windows Media Player, 3 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The Military Commissions Act: Legal Issues [Duke Law School]
6:48 PM ET

The Military Commissions Act of 2006: Outstanding Legal Issues, Duke Law School, February 12, 2007. RealPlayer, 52 mins. Watch recorded video.

Friday, February 09, 2007

UN reform [GULC]
10:47 PM ET

Conference on United Nations Reform, Georgetown University Law Center, February 9, 2007 [including panels on women's human rights and the AIDS epidemic in Africa]. Quick Time Player, 3 hrs 45 mins. Access recorded video here.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Saddam Hussein's Conviction and Execution [W&L Law]
3:04 PM ET

Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, Iraqi High Tribunal: Saddam Hussein Conviction and Execution, Transnational Law Institute, Washington and Lee University School of Law, February 6, 2007. Windows Media Player, 87 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Friday, February 02, 2007

Arar rendition press conference [US Senate]
11:08 AM ET

US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy and ranking GOP member Senator Arlen Specter on the Maher Arar case, February 1, 2007. RealPlayer, 7 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Charles Taylor trial preparations briefing [SCSL]
10:05 PM ET

Stephen Rapp, Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone briefs correspondents on the preparations for the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, January 30, 2007. RealPlayer, 45 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.