tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72587492008-07-31T23:54:25.673-04:00Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger990125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-26342886480794078532008-04-18T18:21:00.001-04:002008-04-27T13:41:25.175-04:00

Pope Benedict XVI's address to the UN General Assembly: 95th plenary meeting, April 18, 2008. RealPlayer, 29 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-33861970255373051872008-04-12T10:41:00.000-04:002008-04-13T10:46:57.185-04:00

Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), on the outcome of the first round of negotiations on a new global climate change agreement in the recent Bangkok Climate Change Talks, April 11, 2008. RealPlayer, 22 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-66903537967568411812008-04-10T23:07:00.001-04:002008-04-13T11:13:43.596-04:00

Michael Willis, Minister of State of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, introduces its report, UN Human Rights Council First Universal Periodic Review, April 10, 2008. RealPlayer, 18 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-70607360483502212382008-04-08T22:47:00.001-04:002008-04-13T10:53:29.446-04:00

Press briefing by Daniel Bellemare, Commissioner of the Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) for Lebanon, following Security Council Consultations on the IIIC, April 8, 2008. RealPlayer, 45 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-15063504298101957852008-04-07T22:56:00.000-04:002008-04-13T11:15:10.281-04:00

UN Human Rights Council First Universal Periodic Review, opening of the session - 1st Plenary Meeting, April 7, 2008. RealPlayer, 2 hours 55 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-31120049089432276482008-04-03T20:02:00.002-04:002008-04-03T20:29:56.433-04:00

The Constitution and American Presidential Campaigns, Heritage Foundation, April 3, 2008. Windows Media Player, 1 hr 11 minutes. Watch recorded video. Additional details here.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-5860815935117526502008-04-01T20:31:00.000-04:002008-04-03T20:39:46.023-04:00

Extraordinary Rendition in the War on Terror, Judge Sentelle, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Duke Law School. March 28, 2008. RealPlayer, 55 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-40863017469894105792008-03-28T17:21:00.002-04:002008-03-28T17:27:30.857-04:00

Press briefing by Nicolas Michel, UN Legal Counsel, on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, March 27, 2008. RealPlayer, 33 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-32968163380930872312008-03-26T17:50:00.000-04:002008-04-26T17:56:14.374-04:00

Kosovo's Independence: The Politics, Legality, and Philosophy of Secession , Duke Law School, March 24, 2008. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 6 mins. Watch recorded video.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-15709958137277661442008-03-26T12:20:00.003-04:002008-03-26T12:29:13.038-04:00

District of Columbia v. Heller: The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms, Robert A. Levy, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and co-counsel for the plaintiff gun owners in District of Columbia v. Heller, Duke Law School, March 24, 2008. RealPlayer, 1 hr 2 mins. Watch recorded video.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-85417087100290602292008-03-21T22:39:00.001-04:002008-04-04T22:48:50.096-04:00

An Inside Look at Guantanamo: A Muslim Chaplain's Struggle for Justice, University of Texas Law School, March 20, 2008 [speech by James Yee, former U.S. Army Chaplain]. QuickTime, 88 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-29326816417195865982008-03-20T18:29:00.002-04:002008-03-25T17:16:14.964-04:00

Panel Discussion on Afghanistan: Bringing Rule of Law to a War-torn Country, United Nations, March 20, 2008. MP3, 1 hr. 43 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available].

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-57786554460941636562008-03-20T15:46:00.000-04:002008-03-25T17:02:37.642-04:00

Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai, UN Human Rights Council, March 19, 2008. RealPlayer, 14 mins. Watch recorded video.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-46685047837580114122008-03-20T15:07:00.000-04:002008-03-21T15:12:49.503-04:00

Why the Supreme Court Matters in a Presidential Election Year, Cato Institute, March 19, 2008. RealPlayer, 1 hr 13 mins. Watch recorded video. Additional information here.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-48143712340379765022008-03-19T10:34:00.000-04:002008-03-25T11:19:34.333-04:00

District of Columbia v. Heller, oral arguments, United States Supreme Court, March 18, 2008 [appeal of Parker v. District case challenging the Second Amendment constitutionality of a DC firearms ban].

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-25260100827746544762008-03-18T09:56:00.002-04:002008-03-18T09:59:37.655-04:00

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of the Human Rights in Sudan, Sima Samar, UN Human Rights Council, March 17, 2008. RealPlayer, 11 mins. Watch recorded video.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-77527715442189335702008-03-15T14:27:00.001-04:002008-03-18T17:18:09.021-04:00

The Second Amendment in the Supreme Court: press briefing on the US Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller, American Constitution Society, March 13, 2008. RealPlayer. Watch recorded video. Additional information here.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-87718047338044183762008-03-14T22:55:00.001-04:002008-03-17T16:00:47.056-04:00

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, on the FISA Amendments Act, March 14, 2008 [legislation that would extend the US government power to eavesdrop on individuals within the United States under judicial oversight but not grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies]. Flash, 7 minutes, via C-SPAN.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-37691298771126746152008-03-14T11:59:00.001-04:002008-03-17T13:58:44.194-04:00

President Bush discusses proposed amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. RealPlayer, 5 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-77314688283178519362008-03-13T21:49:00.001-04:002008-03-18T09:53:49.590-04:00

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, UN Human Rights Council, March 13, 2008. RealPlayer, 15 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-37686111489311353532008-03-11T22:09:00.001-04:002008-03-18T10:13:29.894-04:00

Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, UN Human Rights Council, March 10, 2008. RealPlayer, 17 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-64651029019342840252008-03-11T20:32:00.003-04:002008-03-11T20:42:33.210-04:00

Press briefing on the release of the 2007 US State Department Country Reports, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Jonathan Farrar, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor March 11, 2008. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-17873390909808991282008-03-11T20:23:00.002-04:002008-03-11T20:27:18.380-04:00

Hearing on Net Neutrality and Free Speech on the Internet, US House Judiciary Committee Antitrust Task Force, March 11, 2008. RealPlayer, 2 hrs. Watch recorded video. Additional information here.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-24233287222857555012008-03-07T21:39:00.004-05:002008-03-07T21:45:17.542-05:00

The U.S. v. John Lindh: Constitutional and Human Rights Implications of an Extraordinary Case, Duke Law School, March 6, 2008 [Frank R. Lindh discussing the case of his son John Walker Lindh, arrested in Afghanistan in 2001 and currently serving a 20-year sentence for serving with the Taliban]. Watch recorded video.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258749.post-80933632904870854872008-03-07T10:13:00.003-05:002008-03-07T10:28:08.171-05:00

Annual Report of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour to the UN Human Rights Council, March 7, 2008 [reviewing recent developments in human rights and announcing that she will be stepping down after completion of her current term on June 30]. RealPlayer, 2 hrs 26 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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