2009 Video Webcast Presentations
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Empowering Employees to Protect Food Integrity - Friday, November 20, 2009
- Introductory Remarks (00:21:40)
- Panel 1: It’s Not Just Peanuts: A Case Study of the Peanut Corporation of America Recall (01:14:22)
- Panel 2: Recalling Westland-Hallmark: Lessons Learned from the Largest Meat Recall in History (01:11:02)
- Luncheon (00:40:14)
- Panel 3: Food Safety and Whistleblowing: Past Present and Future (00:53:36)
- Whistle Where You Work (01:08:45)
The State of the State Secrets Privilege - Wednesday, November 18, 2009
- Welcome and Introduction / Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (00:43:50)
- Panel One: Background of the Privilege -- a foundation discussion of the state secrets privilege’s origin, its development, and its current status in the courts (01:35:56)
- Panel Two: Obama Administration Policy and Practice -- a critical examination of the Obama Administration’s emerging positions on the privilege and how they differ from positions advanced in litigation during the Bush Administration (01:19:42)
- Luncheon (00:48:21)
- Panel Three: Legislative Perspective -- an up-to-date view from Capitol Hill of the prospects for state secrets privilege reform by Congress (01:10:48)
- Panel Four: Idealized View of the Privilege -- a wide-ranging assessment of what, all things considered, the nature and scope of the privilege ought to be (01:23:20)
Is America Ready for the Popular Election of the President?: A Debate on the National Popular Vote Movement - Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The Inaugural Annual Conference on Developments in International Environmental Law - Monday, November 16, 2009
- Welcome and Introductions (00:43:37)
- Current Issues in International Environmental Law (01:50:21)
- Prospects for Copenhagen: A Roundtable Discussion / Closing Remarks (01:23:09)
Public and Infrastructure Finance in the Wake of the Financial Crisis: Emerging Legal and Policy Responses - Monday, November 9, 2009
Beyond TRIPS: The Current Push for Greater International Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights - Thursday, November 5, 2009
- Strengthening IP Enforcement Through TRIPS and Other Multilateral Initiatives (01:32:16)
- American Efforts to Strengthen International IP Enforcement (01:29:28)
Annual Lecture on International Commercial Arbitration - Three Reasons Why International Arbitration Will (Probably) Survive - Thursday, November 5, 2009
100 Years of Community Organizing: From Alinsky to Obama - Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Rule of Law Development in Russia - Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The Torture Memos: Lawyers, Ethics and the Rule of Law - Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Preserving the Past, Celebrating the Future, a Continuing Commemoration of Our Shared History - Thursday, October 29, 2009
Ricci v. DeStefano: The Future of Title VII Disparate Impact Litigation After The New Haven Fire Department Case - Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Fifth Annual Finnegan Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property - What the Federal Circuit Can Learn from the Supreme Court--and Vice Versa - Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Robert E. Wone Judicial Clerkship and Internship Conference - Saturday, October 17, 2009
- Part 1 (00:23:53)
- Part 2 (00:48:56)
- Part 3 (00:42:22)
- Part 4 (00:42:09)
- Part 5 (01:13:21)
- Part 6 (00:54:06)
Strategic Litigation in International and Domestic Fora - Monday, October 12, 2009
- Narratives of Oppression (00:42:22)
- Panel I: UNROW Human Rights Impact Litigation Clinic (01:21:36)
- Panel II: Impact Litigation Project in the Americas (01:08:05)
Indian Gaming Law (01:15:26) - Monday, October 12, 2009
The New Business Model of the Legal Profession: Building a Successful Career in Uncertain Times (01:58:28) - Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Upholding International Human Rights: Shared History and Shared Challenges for the Netherlands and the United States (03:16:40) - Monday, October 5, 2009
LatCrit XIV - Thursday, October 1, 2009 - Friday, October 2, 2009 - Saturday, October 3, 2009
- Welcoming Remarks (00:10:06)
- On Jurisprudence: LatCrit Principles, LatCrit Values (00:47:32)
- On Progressive Law Teaching: SALT Principles, SALT Values (00:36:53)
- Mock "Job Talk" for Law Teaching Aspirants (01:29:35)
- LatCrit XIV Begins: Luncheon, Greetings and Opening Roundtable (01:30:38)
- Dinner and Fifth Annual Jerome McCristal Culp, Jr., Memorial LatCrit Lecture (00:40:24)
- Community Luncheon (01:30:47)
Looking Ahead at the New Supreme Court Term (01:20:56) - Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Third Annual International Right-to-Know Day Celebration - Monday, September 28, 2009
- Welcome and Introduction / Keynote Presentation: "Transparency in the UK and Beyond" (01:32:34)
- Kevin Dunion, Information Commissioner of Scotland, and Arne Fliflet, Information Commissioner of Norway (00:54:12)
- Survey of Transparency Worldwide (01:26:49)
- Restoration of U.S. International Transparency Leadership During the Obama Administration (01:08:20)
Author Meets Critics: A Roundtable Discussion of Barry Friedman's The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution (01:33:23) - Friday, September 25, 2009
Dean's Diversity Council Speaker Series Luncheon - "A Civil Rights Retrospective" (00:43:06) - Thursday, September 24, 2009
The Presidency of Barack Obama, the Legacy of Senator Kennedy: Has the Time for Health Care Reform Arrived? (01:44:44) - Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Financial Crisis and the IMF (01:17:51) - Monday, September 21, 2009
Copyright from an International Perspective (01:03:34) - Monday, September 21, 2009
21st Century Infrastructure: Opportunities and Hurdles for Renewable Energy Development - Thursday, September 10, 2009
- Introduction and Welcome (00:21:33)
- Electric Transmission Gaps and Bottlenecks: Issues and Potential Solutions (01:07:58)
- Generation Resources: Finding the Right Mix (01:12:51)
- Lunch with Keynote Speaker (00:50:47)
- Private Investment and the Role of Government: The ʺGoldilocksʺ Conundrum (01:07:26)
- Policies for the Transition to a Carbon‐Constrained Economy (00:55:50)
- Financing Issues: Views from Wall Street to Sand Hill Road (00:50:04)
Gender & Justice: An International Inquiry - Monday, June 15, 2009 - Tuesday, June 16, 2009
- Welcome Remarks (00:07:51)
- Report from Around the World: Status of Women in the Judiciary I (01:36:34)
- Report from Around the World: Status of Women in the Judiciary II (01:35:09)
- Lunch (00:51:33)
- The Impact of Religion, Tradition & Culture on Judging (01:25:49)
- Religious Law and Women’s Equality: A New Era? (01:34:16)
- Dinner (00:36:06)
- Maintaining Judicial Independence in Times of Crisis (01:37:11)
- The Role of the Courts in Ending Violence Against Women (01:29:38)
- Prosecuting Gender-Based and Sexual Crimes Against Women: The Role of the International Courts and Criminal Tribunals (01:21:06)
- Closing Session – Reports – Where Do We Go From Here? (00:57:38)
Privacy Protection After 20 Years Under Reporters Committee - Tuesday, April 28, 2009
- Welcome and Introduction / Keynote Address / Panel One: Reporters Committee Revisited (01:43:29)
- Panel Two: “Practical Obscurity?” (01:08:42)
- Luncheon (00:47:54)
- Panel Three: “Core Values” (01:06:02)
- Panel Four: The Future of Privacy Protection (01:10:59)
Is Chevron Out of Gas? The State of Judicial Review 25 years After Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council - Friday, April 24, 2009
- Keynote Address by Justice Antonin Scalia (00:54:31)
- Panel Discussion (01:22:11)
Sixth Annual IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections - Female Fan Culture and Intellectual Property - Friday, April 24, 2009
- Opening Remarks (00:26:10)
- Panel One: Is There a Text in This Work? Transformation Beyond the Written Word (01:49:08)
- Panel Two: New Forms of Organizing: Women Reinterpret the Legal, the Educational and the Political (01:31:51)
- Panel Three: Cui Bono? Economic Contexts (01:31:43)
Women and the Law Leadership Presents The Honorable Dorothy Toth Beasley '64 (00:44:53) - Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tinker Turns 40: Freedom of Expression at School and Its Meaning for American Democracy - Thursday, April 16, 2009
- Welcome Remarks (00:06:04)
- From Civil Rights to Civility Rights: The Journey of Tinker from the 1960s to the Internet Age (01:13:49)
- Exploring the Reach of Tinker (01:24:05)
- Lunch: Fortieth Anniversary Reflections of Tinker by Mary Beth Tinker (00:11:09)
- Inside the Schoolhouse Gates: the Tinker Doctrine and Current Controversies over Religious Speech, Teacher Speech and Viewpoint Discrimination (01:30:06)
- Question and Answer Period (00:35:20)
Roots and Reality: Community Organizing, Law and Public Policy - Wednesday, April 15, 2009
- Welcome (00:06:35)
- Opening Remarks (00:12:48)
- Organizing Around Crime, Justice and Injustice (01:22:58)
- Organizing Around Intimacy: Sex, Sexuality and Reproduction (01:14:30)
- Luncheon Movie Introduction (00:05:16)
- Art as Activism, Activists as Artists (01:11:09)
- Activist Lawyering, Law Teaching and Law Learning / Closing Remarks (01:07:44)
Fourth Annual Modern American Diversity Symposium - The Regulation of Morality: Revisiting the Separation of Church & State in the United States (01:46:30) - Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Public Trials? Lifting the Veil on Military Courts-Martial (01:12:10) - Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Examine The Story Behind Marbury V. Madison: The Great Decision (00:54:52) - Monday, April 13, 2009
The Third International Trade and Investment Trade Law Society Distinguished Alumni Dinner (00:43:50) - Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Free Trade Endangered: Protectionism or Pragmatism - Welcome / Presentation (01:51:09) - Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Thirteenth Annual Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law - Thursday, April 2, 2009
- Juvenile Justice and the African American Community: Reversing the Trend (01:36:25)
- Awards Dinner (01:05:19)
10th Annual Peter M. Cicchino Awards (01:39:04) - Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Refugees in the Muslim World: Grounding Refugee Protection on Concrete Sources of Rights (00:59:10) - Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Creating a Pro Bono and Philanthropic Culture in Mexico - Wednesday, April 1, 2009
- Welcome Remarks / Overview of Pro Bono Efforts in Mexico and Latin America / Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Development of a Pro Bono Culture in the Americas (01:25:00)
- The Importance of Pro Bono Legal Support in Mexico’s Social Development and Challenges / Question and Answer Period / Concluding Remarks (01:27:22)
The Nuts & Bolts of Starting a Solo Legal Practice (01:28:45) - Monday, March 30, 2009
Picking Up the Pieces: Economic Policy in a New Administration (01:22:47) - Monday, March 30, 2009
As Goes China, So Goes the World: Chinese Development and Environment Challenges - Thursday, March 26, 2009
- Welcome Remarks / Going Green: The Development of Chinese Environmental Law (01:40:07)
- Development's Human Cost: Human Rights and the Environment in China (00:56:46)
- Giant Opportunity: China as a Partner in International Environmental Law (01:09:05)
Pathways to Employment in International Law (01:14:40) - Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Realizing the American Dream: Contemporary Challenges Facing H-2B Guest Workers and Their Advocates - Tuesday, March 24, 2009
- Opening Remarks / H-2B Workers: Recruitment & Trafficking (01:39:32)
- Organizing H-2B Workers (01:25:07)
- The Realities of Transnational Litigation Involving H-2B Workers (01:23:05)
- The H-2B Program & the Obama Administration (01:26:01)
- Student Presentation (00:24:35)
The New Japanese "Citizen Jury" System in Criminal Cases (01:24:48) - Thursday, March 19, 2009
'Til Ballot Initiative Do Us Part: Marriage Equality, Religion and Civil Rights - Thursday, March 19, 2009
- Keynote Address (00:43:02)
- What Happened on November 4th? The Confluence of Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation and Politics at the Ballot Box (01:27:07)
- Moving Forward: The Political, Legislative and Cultural Outlook for the LGBT Civil Rights Movement (01:36:32)
Dean's Business Law Lecture Series with Rick A. Lazio '83 (01:24:48) - Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Human Trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the Sex Sector - Wednesday, March 18, 2009
- Welcome / Anti-Prostitution Policies and Human Rights (01:24:09)
- The Impact of Anti-Trafficking and Anti-Prostitution Campaigns on Sex Workers in Cambodia (00:43:27)
- Sanghamitra: A Journey Towards Social and Economic Empowerment (00:44:43)
- Danaya So: Bringing Hope to Women and their Families (00:45:03)
- The Government of Brazil and Sex Workers Collaborate to Address HIV/AIDS (00:33:00)
The Second Annual Asian Pacific Americans and the Law Dinner (00:48:47) - Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Present-day Challenges & Opportunities For Lasting Solutions - Tuesday, March 17, 2009
- Welcome / Overview (00:25:57)
- Update on the Iraqi Refugee Crisis (01:25:17)
- A Conversation with a Refugee (00:22:49)
- A Conversation with Ambassadors from the Region (00:52:46)
- Luncheon Keynote (00:16:48)
- The Crisis Facing Palestinians from Iraq (01:05:57)
- A Conversation about the Iraqi Student Project (00:41:14)
- Dr. Thomas Barnett (00:51:23)
Second Annual Freedom of Information Day/Sunshine Week Celebration - Monday, March 16, 2009
- Welcome and Introduction / Panel One: Overclassification, Declassification, and Executive Order Change (01:12:59)
- Panel Two: "Bailing Out on Transparency" (01:01:43)
- Keynote Address (00:43:44)
- Luncheon Speaker (00:33:24)
- Panel Three: "CUI or See You Later" (01:07:55)
- Panel Four: "Born Digital But Preserved in Hard Copy?" (01:03:28)
- Panel Five: An Early Assessment of the Obama Administration (01:16:31)
Assisting Law Students with Disabilities in the 21st Century: A New Horizon? - Thursday, March 12, 2009
- What the ADA Amendments and Higher Education Acts Mean for Law Schools (01:17:57)
- Lost in Transition: The If/When/How of Disclosing to an Employer (01:33:13)
- Luncheon Keynote (00:59:06)
- "And Now a Word from Our Students..." (00:51:03)
- Suffering in Silence: The Tension Between Self-Disclosure and a Law School's Obligation to Report (00:53:22)
- Anticipating and Meeting Challenges in a Changing Landscape (01:03:14)
The Latino/a Agenda in the New Administration and the 111th Congress - Thursday, March 5, 2009
- Welcome By Presidents of the Hispanic Bars (DC, Maryland, Virginia, and National Bar) / First 100 Days of the New Administration (01:28:05)
- Reflections of Latino Lawyers (00:56:12)
- Annual Awards Dinner (01:03:33)
International Commercial Arbitration in the Americas: Procedural, Evidentiary and Current Issues - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
- Opening Remarks / Panel 1 - Procedural and Evidentiary Issues in Latin American Arbitration Cases (01:13:49)
- Panel 2: Analysis of Recent Arbitration Cases in Latin America (01:03:03)
- Panel 3: Current Issues in International Commercial Arbitration in USA and Canada (01:06:14)
Does SexX Really Matter? What a Difference an X Makes - Tuesday, March 3, 2009
- Welcome Remarks / Will your Lawyer Deliver Your Next Baby? The Effect of Rising Malpractice Insurance Costs on OB/GYNs (01:24:36)
- Your Mother’s Medicine: a new approach to the health care of women throughout their lifespan (00:48:27)
- Luncheon Keynote Speaker (00:34:53)
- The Rxx Factor: Different on the Outside. Different on Inside? Rethinking the Medical Model and Clinical Trials (01:01:39)
- When a Woman’s Choice is Not a Choice (01:11:20)
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Distinguished Lecture in Antitrust, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (01:08:03) - Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The Prevention of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment - Monday, February 23, 2009
- Opening Remarks / Panel 1: Are Adequate Legal Frameworks in Place at the Domestic Level? (01:51:12)
- Panel 2: How are Laws Applied and Detention Practices Reformed? (01:47:49)
- Luncheon Keynote Address (00:27:53)
- Panel 3: Transparency and Access of Independent Experts to All Places of Detention / Cloncluding Remarks (02:06:47)
Civil Rights Litigation in the Roberts Court Era (01:14:02) - Friday, February 20, 2009
Secrets of Small and Mid Size Employer Hiring (01:05:09) - Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest Celebration (00:46:40) - Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Indian Nations and Institution Building - Monday, February 16, 2009
- Lincoln Davies (00:28:24)
- Marcia Yablon-Zug (00:27:45)
- Ghislain Otis (00:32:00)
- Gavin Clarkson (00:29:51)
- Richard Monette (00:29:25)
- Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. (01:03:50)
- Bethany Berger (00:25:16)
- Paul Spruhan (00:29:57)
- Chris Claney (00:30:23)
- Frank Pommersheim (00:35:35)
Russia and the Rule of Law - New Opportunities in Domestic and International Affairs - Wednesday, February 11, 2009
- Introductions and Opening Remarks / International Trade and Energy Markets (01:27:13)
- The Law of the Sea and Russia's Claims in the Arctic Circle (01:30:37)
- Doing Business in Russia... as a Lawyer (00:37:51)
- Environmental Issues in Russia and the Former Soviet Union (01:13:14)
- Symposium Remarks from the Dean (00:14:17)
- Nuclear Nonproliferation and the Future of Arms Control Treaties (01:29:41)
- Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in the August 2008 Russia-Georgia Conflict (01:23:35)
Dean's Diversity Council Speaker Series with Shirley Rivadeneira (00:43:38) - Monday, February 9, 2009
What Makes a Best Law Firm for Women? (01:38:48) - Thursday, February 5, 2009
The Waite Court and the Legacies of Reconstruction (01:40:36) - Monday, February 2, 2009
Information Policy in the New Administration - Thursday, January 29, 2009
- Welcome and Introduction / Keynote Speaker (00:45:48)
- Panel One: Transparency Policy Recommendations (01:30:06)
- Panel Two: Broader Information-Policy Recommendations (01:13:21)
- Luncheon Speaker (00:43:51)
- Panel Three: View From Inside of Government (01:11:36)
- Survey of Change Priorities (00:44:15)
Valuing All Families Under Law - Monday, January 26, 2009
- Welcome Remarks/Comparative Law Panel (02:14:37)
- Luncheon Address (00:23:57)
- Policy/Activist Panel (01:59:32)
- Feminist Panel (01:43:32)
Jurisprudence of the Military Commissions - Friday, January 23, 2009
- Welcome and Introduction / Opening Remarks / Overview of the Military Commissions (01:17:33)
- Jurisdictional Issues (01:29:54)
- Lunch with keynote speaker Major General John D. Altenburg, Jr. (Retired) (00:56:57)
- Discovery and Evidentiary Issues (01:26:51)
- The Future of Military Commissions (00:59:00)
Patentable Subject Matter After The Bilski Decision (01:33:39) - Wednesday, January 21, 2009
10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Commemoration (01:03:30) - Thursday, January 15, 2009
Obama's Washington and the World (00:53:21) - Saturday, January 10, 2009
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