2010 Video Webcast Presentations
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Inform, Influence & Impact: Effective Criminal Justice Reform - Thursday, October 7, 2010 - Friday, October 8, 2010
- State of the States: An In-Depth Look at Policy and Legislative Reforms around the Country (01:17:54)
- Jim Vance (00:54:48)
- Judicial Independence: The Value of Merit Selection v. Judicial Elections (01:09:26)
- Effective Media Outreach: Developing a Strategic Message for Various Outlets (01:14:06)
- Indigent Defense (01:04:10)
- Drug Law Reform: Efforts toward Medical Marijuana, Decriminalization and Legalization (01:01:33)
- NACDL Advocacy and Litigation Tools (00:32:57)
- Byrne Grants: Examining the Successes and Challenges of the Program (01:27:33)
- Emerging Innocence Reform Efforts (01:19:43)
- Treatment without a Conviction: Envisioning a New Drug Court (01:06:21)
- “Heeling Neen” Documentary Film and Discussion with Tonier Cain (01:37:04)
- Juvenile Justice Issues (01:08:28)
VI Symposium On International Trade - Friday, October 1, 2010
- Welcoming Remarks / Panel I: Trade Barriers: Current Situation and Perspectives for 2011 and Beyond (01:15:47)
- Panel II: Preferential Trade Agreements: Current Situation and Perspectives for 2011 and Beyond (00:56:31)
- Panel III: Climate Change and Trade: Current Situation and Perspectives for 2011 and Beyond / Closing Remarks (01:12:12)
- Luncheon / Keynote Address (00:27:24)
Fourth Annual International Right-To-Know Day Celebration - Tuesday, September 28, 2010
- Welcome and Introduction / Keynote Presentation: "Worldwide Transparency in the 21st Century" (01:24:44)
- Transparency in Scotland as Viewed at the Centre for Freedom of Information (00:50:56)
- The World Bank’s New Transparency Regime (01:27:40)
- Updated Survey of Transparency Worldwide (00:58:40)
The Future of the World Trade Organization - Thursday, September 23, 2010
Constitutional Protections: State v. Individual Interests - Which Should Prevail? - Wednesday, April 21, 2010
- Current State of Drug Laws (01:15:50)
- Enforcement and the Criminal Process (01:14:04)
- Collateral Consequences of Conviction (00:53:06)
Women and the Law Leadership Presents Deborah P. Kelly '88, Partner, Deputy General Counsel, Dickstein Shapiro LLP (00:42:41) - Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Shaping Social Opinions: Media & LGBT Discourse - Monday, April 19, 2010
- Panel One: Shaping Social Opinion through Media (01:32:26)
- Panel Two: New Media’s Effects on LGBT Rights Discourse (01:17:05)
Seventh Annual IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections, Gender and Invention - Friday, April 16, 2010
- Welcome and Opening Remarks (00:13:15)
- Gendered History (02:04:35)
- Gendered Doctrine (01:14:08)
- Gendered Production (02:07:41)
William H. Karchmer Spring High School Moot Court Competition Final Round (01:05:12) - Friday, April 16, 2010
Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day - Thursday, April 15, 2010
The Legal Profession: An Elite Factory? Evaluating Proposals to Address Disparities in Legal Representation (1:39:53) - Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Senate Gridlock: Reforming the Filibuster (1:21:41) - Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Who Will Bail Out Africa? The Global Financial Crisis's Effect on the Development of Sub-Saharan Africa - Tuesday, April 13, 2010
- Opening Remarks / Presentation—Understanding the Global Financial Crisis: Causes and Challenges (01:15:36)
- Panel Discussion—The Path to Africa's Economic Recovery (01:15:36)
- Keynote Discussion—Helping Africa Go Green: Reexamining International Commitments Under the Kyoto Protocol and the 2009 Copenhagen Summit (00:58:41)
- Lecture—Achieving Growth Under the UN Millennium Development Goals / Concluding Remarks (00:28:08)
11th Annual Peter M. Cicchino Awards Dinner (1:18:22) - Tuesday, April 13, 2010
The Fourth International Trade and Investment Trade Law Society Distinguished Alumni Dinner (1:34:56) - Monday, April 12, 2010
Climate Change Heats Up the Trade Debate: The Impact of Evolving Climate Change (1:31:15) - Monday, April 12, 2010
The Supreme Court Confirmation Process: Play Ball! (01:20:46) - Wednesday, April 7, 2010
How Policy Impacts Military Readiness (01:23:25) - Monday, April 5, 2010
De Novo: A Child's Journey towards a New Life through the U.S. Immigration System - Panel on Unaccompanied Immigrant Children (01:25:51) - Monday, April 5, 2010
Correcting Wrongful Convictions: How One Man Spent 18 Years Behind Bars for a Crime He Did Not Commit and the Team that Set Him Free (00:57:27) - Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Third Annual WCL Asian Pacific Americans and the Law Dinner (00:36:05) - Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Troubled Waters: Combating Modern Piracy with the Rule of Law - Wednesday, March 31, 2010
- Welcome Remarks / Modern Approaches to a Historical Problem (01:39:10)
- The Costs of Lawlessness: Commercial & Economic Responses to Piracy (01:16:11)
- Luncheon with Keynote Speaker (00:35:49)
- Military Responses and Contemporary National Security (01:25:54)
The Second Annual Lambda Law Society Symposium: LGBTQ Poverty and Barriers to Access - Tuesday, March 30, 2010
- Theory Through Policy: Changing the Landscape of LGBTQ Poverty (01:10:56)
- Theory Through Practice: Fighting LGBTQ Poverty on the Ground (00:58:02)
South Asian in America: An {Immigrant} Dream Deferred... - Monday, March 29, 2010
- [Re]forming the Immigration System (01:32:54)
- Balancing Act: National Security and Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 World (01:23:10)
- From the Field: Connecting Policy and People (00:22:19)
- Alumni Recognition Dinner (00:21:35)
Women in the Military: Fighting for Their Rights - Thursday, March 25, 2010
- Welcome Remarks / Current Issues Affecting Women In The Military (01:15:10)
- Addressing Sexual Assault In The Military (01:17:27)
Combating Human Trafficking and Forced Labor: The Obama Administration's Global Agenda - Wednesday, March 24, 2010
- Promoting the Rights of Migrant Domestic Workers through International Conventions (01:27:51)
- New Directions for U.S. International Anti‐trafficking Policies and Programs (01:24:52)
- Regulating Trade in Goods Made with Forced Labor (01:31:33)
Restoring the Department of Justice: Remarks of David Ogden, Former Deputy Attorney General (01:19:00) - Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Celebrating 25 Years of the US-Israel Civil Liberties Law Fellows Program: The Future of Human Rights in Israel (01:44:37) - Monday, March 22, 2010
World Water Day: Legal Approaches to Global Water Sustainability - Monday, March 22, 2010
- Opening Remarks from the Editors in Chief, Sustainable Development Law and Policy / Challenges and Solutions to Sustainable Clean Water Resources in the U.S. (01:39:11)
- Future of Water Regulation in the U.S. (00:56:48)
- Global Access to Water and the U.S. Role / Closing Remarks (01:08:39)
Pregnancy in the Line of Duty: Pregnant Police Officers' Constitutional Rights and the Real-World Implications of Protecting Them (01:47:23) - Wednesday, March 18, 2010
Student Privacy and Dignity in an Era of Fear (01:24:15) - Wednesday, March 17, 2010
International Commercial Arbitration in the Americas: Beyond Cultural Clash and Toward Maturity - Wednesday, March 17, 2010
- Opening Remarks / Panel I - Arbitration and the Courts: Partners or Rivals? (01:22:45)
- Panel II: Procedural Issues (01:06:05)
- Panel III: Enforceability of Arbitral Awards / Closing Remarks (00:56:43)
Third Annual Freedom of Information Day - Tuesday, March 16, 2010
- Welcome and Opening Remarks / Introduction / Award Presentation / Keynote Address (00:43:30)
- Panel One: Big Freedom of Information Act Litigation Cases (01:19:26)
- Panel Two: Backlog Reduction Under the Open Government Directive (00:53:57)
- Luncheon Address (00:58:40)
- Panel Three: Pseudosecrecy, From SHSI to SBU to CUI (01:22:11)
- Panel Four: Exemption Three Going Forward (00:51:15)
The Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest Award Reception (01:24:15) - Monday, March 15, 2010
The Changing Business Landscape - Monday, March 15, 2010
- Welcome and Introduction / Keynote Speech (00:42:01)
- Panel One: Intellectual Property Rights -- a review of the changes to enforcement patterns and practices (01:13:25)
- Panel Two: International Trade -- an overview of current trends in trade flows, negotiations, and enforcement (01:06:09)
- Keynote Speech (00:48:53)
- Panel Three: Private Equity -- a discussion of the recession’s impact on investment and predictions for the future (01:00:52)
Climate Change in a Changing Economic Environment - Thursday, March 4, 2010
- Welcome Remarks / The Future of US Climate Change Policy and its Implications for International Trade (01:05:04)
- After Copenhagen: The Copenhagen Accord and the Future of International Climate Negotiations (01:10:51)
13th Annual Hispanic Law Conference - Wednesday, March 3, 2010
- Immigration Reform: A Dialogue (01:48:57)
- Annual Awards Dinner (01:00:55)
The First Annual African Justice Initiative Symposium on Interdisciplinary Legal Perspectives to Improving Health in Sub-Saharan Africa - Wednesday, March 3, 2010
- Welcome / Opening Speaker (00:45:05)
- Panel: Health Legislation and Development in Sub‐Saharan Africa (01:03:20)
- Panel: Intellectual Property Law, Climate Change, and Public Health in Sub‐Saharan Africa (00:56:05)
Strengthening the Prohibition of Torture: The Evolution of the UN Committee against Torture - Tuesday, March 2, 2010
- Opening Remarks (00:15:54)
- Panel One: Building on CAT's Successes and Addressing its Shortcomings: The Stakeholders' Perspectives (02:02:38)
- Panel Two: Ensuring Reparations for Victims of Torture and Other Ill - Treatment (01:19:24)
- Luncheon Keynote Address by the Honorable Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor: “The Role of the U.S. in Strengthening the Prohibition Against Torture” (00:43:46)
- Panel Three: Interpretation and Implementation of CAT Article 22 (Petitions) (01:24:17)
- Concluding Remarks (00:04:54)
Employment Discrimination - 45 Years of Enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Friday, February 19, 2010
- Employment Discrimination – 45 Years of Enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Welcome Remarks / Overview of Title VII (01:01:08)
- Employment Discrimination – 45 Years of Enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Panel I ‐ ELS Enforcement 1965 – 1974 (01:13:50)
- Employment Discrimination – 45 Years of Enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Panel II - Enforcement against State and Local Governments (01:01:59)
- Employment Discrimination – 45 Years of Enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Panel III ‐ Recent Title VII Enforcement and the Future (01:05:37)
Alternative Methods of Advancing International Labor Rights - Thursday, February 18, 2010
- Welcome / Academics (01:28:45)
- Practitioners (01:14:51)
Why History Matters: International Law and the Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (01:24:15) - Wednesday, February 17, 2010
2010 Symposium on Health Disparities - Wednesday, February 17, 2010
- Opening Remarks / Racial Disparities (01:24:32)
- Federal and State Perspectives (01:21:54)
- Keynote Address (00:44:56)
- Aging and Disability Disparities (01:02:53)
- International Disparities (01:01:27)
Regulatory Change Under the Obama Administration - Tuesday, February 16, 2010
- Welcome/Introduction / Opening Keynote Address (01:14:56)
- Regulatory Change in the Financial Sector (01:11:38)
- Luncheon Keynote Address (00:41:16)
- Regulatory Change in the Communications Sector (01:11:56)
- Regulatory Change in the Environmental Sector / Closing Remarks (01:11:14)
Custom, Law and Tradition: Alternative Legal Systems and their Impact on Human Rights - Monday, February 15, 2010
- Welcome/Opening Remarks / Speaker: Different Perspectives on Customary Law (01:03:16)
- Panel: Customary Law and the Tension Between Collective Versus Individual Rights (00:59:02)
- Keynote Speech (01:02:25)
- Panel: How Does Customary Law Fit into or Conflict With State-building Processes? (02:14:49)
What They Don't Teach You in Law School: Skills for Women Law Students and Lawyers - Thursday, February 4, 2010
- Women Attorney Perspectives From Every Sector (01:03:59)
- Advanced Networking Seminar (01:09:39)
- Advancement Strategies in the Work Place Seminar (01:19:24)
WCL BLSA 2010 Black History Month Event: From King to Obama - How far have we come? Where are we headed? (01:25:29) - Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Domestic Violence in Indian Country (01:38:23) - Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Military Commissions Under President Obama (01:56:14) - Friday, January 29, 2010
Framing Problems and Finding Solutions: A Look at the Effects of the Recession on Social Welfare (01:45:39) - Thursday, January 28, 2010
Pathways to Employment (01:29:54) - Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Transparency in the Obama Administration - A First-Year Assessment - Wednesday, January 20, 2010
- Welcome and Introduction / Keynote Speech (01:04:00)
- Panel One: Freedom of Information Act Policy - a review of governmentwide implementation of the Holder FOIA Memorandum. (01:26:07)
- Panel Two: The New Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) - an inside look at OGIS’s start-up operations and its plans for 2010. (01:10:37)
- Luncheon Presentation (00:44:22)
- Panel Three: The New Executive Order on National Security - a discussion of new Exec. Order No. 13,526, with focus on both classification and declassification. (01:14:02)
- Panel Four: The Open Government Directive -- an analysis of this long-awaited keystone of Obama Administration transparency policy, with attention to the breadth of its related technology initiatives. (01:44:05)
Lawyers Fiddle While the Constitution Burns (01:52:30) - Monday, January 11, 2010
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