JURIST - Paper Chase: Docket ~ Legal agenda and live webcasts for Monday, September 20

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, September 20th.

Jury selection begins today in the criminal trial of two former Enron executives and four former Merrill Lynch executives charged with conspiracy and fraud for their roles in an alleged sham transaction involving $12 million in pretax earnings. AP has more.... The military trial of Senior Airman Ahmad Al Halabi is scheduled to begin Monday after several delays. Al Halabi faces espionage charges stemming from his work at Guantanamo Bay as an Arabic language translator. JURIST's Paper Chase has background on the case.

Attorney General John Ashcroft is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the DOJ's National Conference on Offender Reentry at 9 AM ET. Read the conference's draft agenda [PDF].

On Capitol Hill, the US Senate will convene at 2 PM ET to resume consideration of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2005. Watch a live webcast (via C-SPAN).... The US House is not in session and no committee meetings are scheduled.

Internationally, two war crimes trials will begin at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Former General Augustin Bizimungu and four others face genocide, crimes against humanity and other charges (read ICTR case materials) and Catholic priest Athanase Seromba faces charges for allegedly ordering the massacre of 2,000 ethnic Tutsis (ICTR case materials are here).... Russia's Federation Council will convene a special session to review legislation protecting the country from terrorism and is expected to establish a special commission to investigate the circumstances leading to the Beslan hostage tragedy.... The International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference will open in Vienna and continue all week. Read the provisional agenda and other documents of the conference.