2008 Video Webcast Presentations
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Realizing the Promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Examining the First 60 Years and Beyond - Tuesday, December 2, 2008
- Realizing the Promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Examining the First 60 Years and Beyond - Welcome and Opening Remarks / Incorporating the UDHR into the Domestic Realm (01:43:18)
- Realizing the Promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Examining the First 60 Years and Beyond - Challenges to Promoting the UDHR: International Supervision and Enforcement (01:14:42)
- Realizing the Promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Examining the First 60 Years and Beyond - Keynote Address - The Politics of Implementation: The Role of Human Rights in Foreign Policy (00:43:37)
- Realizing the Promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Examining the First 60 Years and Beyond - New Frontiers for Universal Rights: The Next 60 Years (01:26:48)
The Bailout Bill and the Rule of Law Plugging the Bill's Procedural Leaks - Friday, November 21, 2008
- The Bailout Bill and the Rule of Law: Plugging the Bill’s Procedural Leaks - Welcome Remarks / No Role for Public Participation in Major Decisions (01:24:45)
- The Bailout Bill and the Rule of Law: Plugging the Bill’s Procedural Leaks - Unclear and Conflicting Mandates on Transparency (01:08:05)
- The Bailout Bill and the Rule of Law: Plugging the Bill’s Procedural Leaks - Uncertain Judicial Review (01:10:30)
- The Bailout Bill and the Rule of Law: Plugging the Bill's Procedural Leaks - Overlapping Oversight and Reporting Mechanisms (01:01:08)
Dean's Diversity Council Annual Program - The Intersection of Media, Law, and Politics, Part II: What Could/Should Communities of Color or Disadvantage Expect from the Obama Administration? (02:02:12) - Thursday, November 20, 2008
Global Governance and the WTO: A Conversation About the Evolution of WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism and its Future (01:47:33) - Thursday, November 20, 2008
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Impact on Global Human and Civil Rights (01:44:06) - Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Justice and the New Administration - Monday, November 17, 2008
- Keynote (00:45:06)
- Introduction / Panel 1: An Agenda for Civil Rights (01:25:57)
- Panel 2: The Role of the Office of Legal Counsel (01:20:03)
Some Lessons of Empirical Research and the Long March to China (01:19:45) - Wednesday, November 5, 2008
MacArthur International Justice Lecture Series - Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies A Cross-Regional Agenda - Monday, October 20, 2008
- MacArthur International Justice Lecture Series - Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda - Welcome / Opening Remarks (00:28:23)
- MacArthur International Justice Lecture Series - Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda - Panel 1: Perspectives, Approaches and Experiences in Combating Impunity (01:43:57)
- MacArthur International Justice Lecture Series - Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda - Panel 2: The Scope of Reparations: Challenges in Defining their Scope and Guaranteeing their Enforcement (01:31:33)
- MacArthur International Justice Lecture Series - Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda - Working Lunch (00:53:39)
- MacArthur International Justice Lecture Series - Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda - Panel 3: Institutional Challenges Facing Regional Systems for the Protection of Human Rights / Closing Remarks (01:47:09)
Exploring Intersections of Religion & Governance Past Present & Future - Friday, October 10, 2008
- Exploring Intersections of Religion & Governance: Past, Present & Future - Welcome and Introduction / Panel I: State and Religion: Comparative and Historical Perspectives (01:46:17)
- Exploring Intersections of Religion & Governance: Past, Present & Future - Panel II: State and Religion: Secularism, Disestablishment & Theocracy (01:15:38)
- Exploring Intersections of Religion & Governance: Past, Present & Future - Keynote Address: The Religious Foundations of Secularism: Paradox of Separation and Connection (01:01:54)
- Exploring Intersections of Religion & Governance: Past, Present & Future - Panel III: New Approaches to Effective Governance: Addressing the Spiritual Dimensions of Development (01:25:30)
- Exploring Intersections of Religion & Governance: Past, Present & Future - Panel IV: New Approaches to Effective Governance: Religion and Sustainable Development (01:24:54)
- Exploring Intersections of Religion & Governance: Past, Present & Future - Address – Inspired to Fight: An Examination of the Tahirih Justice Center, a Religiously Inspired Organization (00:40:51)
Protect the Vote (01:18:23) - Tuesday, October 7, 2008
25th Anniversary of Pence Law Library as a U.S. Federal Depository (00:28:54) - Monday, October 6, 2008
10th Annual Looking Ahead at the New Supreme Court Term (01:23:33) - Monday, October 6, 2008
The Changing Landscape of Energy Law Administrative Law Review Symposium - Thursday, October 2, 2008
- The Changing Landscape of Energy Law: Administrative Law Review Symposium - Welcome/Introduction/Opening Keynote Address (00:56:21)
- The Changing Landscape of Energy Law: Administrative Law Review Symposium - Panel 1: Climate Change Legislation: Domestic and International Implications (01:19:00)
- The Changing Landscape of Energy Law: Administrative Law Review Symposium - Luncheon Keynote (00:27:36)
- The Changing Landscape of Energy Law: Administrative Law Review Symposium - Panel 2: Changes in Commodity and Gas Markets and Regulation of Carbon (01:20:57)
- The Changing Landscape of Energy Law: Administrative Law Review Symposium - Panel 3: Nuclear Energy and Renewable Alternatives: Challenges Ahead (01:21:03)
Just The Beginning Foundation - Thursday, September 25, 2008 - Friday, September 26, 2008
- Robes in the Schools Program (01:34:42)
- Lunch Keynote (00:27:09)
- Pathfinders Panel (01:22:54)
Constitutional Interpretation and Litigation After Heller - Wednesday, September 24, 2008
- Introductory Remarks / Panel I: Constitutional Interpretation (01:58:57)
- Panel II: Constitutional Litigation (01:09:41)
Obama vs. McCain: Forum on the Presidential Candidates' Health Care Reform Platforms (01:04:18) - Monday, September 23, 2008
Looking Past Guantanamo Are New Concepts Needed for Terrorist-Related Detentions - Friday, September 19, 2008
- Looking Past Guantanamo: Are New Concepts Needed for Terrorist-Related Detentions? - Welcome Remarks / Panel 1: Conceptual Implications of Terrorist Detentions Since 9-11 (01:49:06)
- Looking Past Guantanamo: Are New Concepts Needed for Terrorist-Related Detentions? - Panel 2: Are American Courts Creating New Concepts to Govern Terrorist-Related Detentions? (01:29:00)
- Looking Past Guantanamo: Are New Concepts Needed for Terrorist-Related Detentions? - Panel 3: Are New Legal Concepts Needed for Terrorist-Related Detentions? (01:33:51)
Constitution Day & Election Day: The Stakes for Justice in 2008 (02:09:20) - Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Countering Terrorism Through Domestic & International Sanctions Listing A Rule of Law Perspective - Monday, September 15, 2008
- Countering Terrorism Through Domestic & International Sanctions Listing: A Rule of Law Perspective - Opening Remarks/Session 1: Domestic and international targeted sanctions regimes – a comparison (02:03:06)
- Countering Terrorism Through Domestic & International Sanctions Listing: A Rule of Law Perspective - Session 2: Legal challenges to counter-terrorism sanctions regimes - administrative law, criminal law, and human rights (01:24:07)
- Countering Terrorism Through Domestic & International Sanctions Listing: A Rule of Law Perspective - Session 3: Effective review of listing decisions - the way forward (01:30:46)
Emerging Era in Whistleblower Rights and the Public's Right to Know - Monday, June 23, 2008
- Welcome / Keynote Address (00:26:12)
- Panel 1: Restoring Openness and Accountability to Government and Corporations (02:02:02)
- Luncheon (00:35:00)
- Panel 2: The Special Case of National Security (01:32:03)
The Role of Law Schools in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights - Monday, April 22, 2008
- Human Rights in the Law School Curriculum (01:50:48)
- International Approaches to Teaching Human Rights (01:30:31)
- What Law Schools Should Be Doing But Aren't (01:35:00)
Does Red Lion Still Roar? Exploring Public Interest Regulation of Media in Commemoration of the Fortieth Anniversary of Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC - Welcome/Introduction / Opening Keynote Address (01:07:16) - Friday, April 18, 2008
Twelfth Annual Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law - The Intersection of Media, Law, & Politics - Wednesday, April 16, 2008
- Welcome Remarks & Panel Conversation (01:56:04)
- Awards Dinner (00:18:03)
ABA Coalition for Justice (01:39:57) - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
International Commercial Arbitration in the Americas: A Look Ahead - Monday, April 14, 2008
- Recent practice and trends in International Arbitration in North America (01:34:38)
- Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration in Central America (01:19:25)
- International Commercial Arbitration in South America: Current developments (01:35:38)
Second Annual International Trade Law Society Alumni Dinner (00:55:10) - Thursday, April 10, 2008
Examining the Client and the Cause in the Immigrants' Rights Movement - Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Legislative Roundtable (01:19:44) - Wednesday, April 9, 2008
First Annual Criminal Law Brief Symposium - Friday, April 5, 2008
- Corporate Criminal Liability (White Collar Crime) (01:49:33)
- Prison Rape (01:31:59)
- Cocaine Sentencing (Crack versus Powder) Procedures and Disparities (01:33:32)
Pathways to Employment in International Law (00:59:43) - Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Colombia - The Human Impact of Trade, War and the Rule of Law - Thursday, March 27, 2008
- Welcome / FTA Creation (01:48:15)
- FTA Impacts (01:20:38)
- Legal Approaches to Achieving Justice and Peace: Constitutional Protections and National Legislation (01:19:13)
- Seeking Justice for Internally Displaced Persons (01:01:33)
- Closing Address (00:17:15)
The First Richard S. Levick Annual Lecture in Crisis Communication and International Law: The Role of Media in International and Legal Controversies (01:10:50) - Wednesday, March 26, 2008
A discussion by Moisés Naím Editor in chief, Foreign Policy on his new book "Illicit" (01:07:54) - Monday, March 24, 2008
Innovations in the First Year Curriculum - Friday, March 21, 2008
Climate Change and Claiming the Arctic Circle - Thursday, March 20, 2008
The First Annual WCL Asian Pacific Americans and the Law Dinner (01:09:22) - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Exploring Alternative Careers: Looking Inside, Outside and Around the Law (01:07:18) - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Debate: Latino Perspectives on the 2008 Election (01:38:43) - Wednesday, March 5, 2008
The New U Visa Regulations: Understanding Their Application and Building Collaboration - Thursday, February 21, 2008
Small & Mid-Size Legal Employer Panel (01:16:23) - Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Rethinking the Future The Next Five Years in Iraq - Monday, February 11, 2008 - Tuesday, February 12, 2008
- Rethinking the Future: The Next Five Years in Iraq - Introductions/Opening Remarks (00:50:00)
- Rethinking the Future: The Next Five Years in Iraq - The Partition Potential (01:53:58)
- Rethinking the Future: The Next Five Years in Iraq - Q&A Session with Meeting Resistance Directors (00:33:59)
- Rethinking the Future: The Next Five Years in Iraq - Transitional Justice – War Crimes (01:43:17)
- Rethinking the Future: The Next Five Years in Iraq - Islamic Law and the Iraqi Constitution (01:18:19)
- Rethinking the Future: The Next Five Years in Iraq - Presentation: The Euphrates-Tigris as Strategic Water For Iraq: Short and Long Term (00:52:43)
- Rethinking the Future: The Next Five Years in Iraq - Luncheon (01:23:21)
- Rethinking the Future: The Next Five Years in Iraq - Lives in the Balance: Towards a Secure Solution for Iraq's Displaced (02:07:58)
Terrorists and Detainees: Do We Need a New National Security Court? - Friday, February 1, 2008
- Welcome/Panel 1: War or Crime? The Legal Framework for Detaining and Prosecuting Enemy Combatants (01:52:44)
- Panel 2: A National Security Court for Detention Decisions (01:17:41)
Tax Law and Cultural Property (01:59:18) - Thursday, January 31, 2008
Challenges for Data Privacy in Transatlantic and Global Perspective (00:58:03) - Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The Right to Die with Dignity: An Argument in Ethics and Law (01:30:31) - Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Ninth Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Commemoration (00:45:57) - January 15, 2008
Turkey: At the Crossroads of Secular West and Traditional East - January 9, 2008
- Welcome/Opening Remarks (00:22:38)
- Panel 1 (01:55:46)
- Luncheon Discussion: U.S.-Turkey Relations: Past, Present and Future? (00:45:26)
- Panel 2 (01:38:38)
- Panel 3 (01:43:02)
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