YLS Podcasts : international law

“The Judge Who Cried: Social and Economic Rights as Judicially Enforceable Fundamental Rights”

tyson — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:51:00 GMT

Albie Sachs, former South Africa Constitutional Court Justice
September 21, 2011

Renowned human rights activist and former South Africa Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs delivered the Robert P. Anderson Memorial Fellowship Lecture at Yale Law School on September 21, 2011. The lecture, titled “The Judge Who Cried: Social and Economic Rights as Judicially Enforceable Fundamental Rights.”

In his talk, Justice Sachs reflects on the demand for housing made by South African activist Irene Grootboom and other evicted shack dwellers, and on the demand for anti-retroviral drugs made by HIV-positive women about to give birth. He addresses the question, “Can the Constitutional Court of South Africa grant constitutional remedies without intruding unduly on the legitimate spheres of decision-making by the legislature and executive?”

“Law and Life in Asia, Part 3: Academic, Scholarly, and Law Reform Interaction with China”

tyson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:58:00 GMT

Dean's Distinguished Lectures
February 23, 2010
Jerome A. Cohen ’55, Professor and Co-director of the U.S.-Asia Law Institute at New York University Law School, adjunct senior fellow for Asian Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Jerome A. Cohen speaks about his personal experiences in East Asia and about the role of law and politics in China’s development. This is the final lecture in a three-part lecture series.
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“Law and Life in Asia, Part 2: “Lawyering to Foster China’s Economic and Legal Development”

tyson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:51:00 GMT

Dean's Distinguished Lectures
February 9, 2010
Jerome A. Cohen ’55, Professor and Co-director of the U.S.-Asia Law Institute at New York University Law School, adjunct senior fellow for Asian Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Jerome A. Cohen speaks about his personal experiences in East Asia and about the role of law and politics in China’s development. This is the second lecture in a three-part lecture series.
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"Law and Life in Asia, Part 1: Taiwan's Rule of Law Development."

gkp4 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:26:00 GMT

Dean's Distinguished Lectures
February 2, 2010
Jerome A. Cohen ’55, Professor and Co-director of the U.S.-Asia Law Institute at New York University Law School, adjunct senior fellow for Asian Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Jerome A. Cohen speaks about his personal experiences in East Asia and about the role of law and politics in China’s development. He explains the significance of Taiwan for leaning about the mainland of China. | Article |

"The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law"

gkp4 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:16:00 GMT

Dean's Lecture
January 26, 2010
Albie Sachs, former South Africa Constitutional Court Justice
A chief architect of South Africa’s post-apartheid Constitution, Justice Sachs was appointed by Nelson Mandela in 1994 to serve on the country’s newly established Constitutional Court, where he served until his retirement in 2009. The appointment followed decades of anti-apartheid activism, during which Sachs was raided by the security police, subjected to banning orders restricting his movement, and twice detained in solitary confinement without trial for prolonged periods. He eventually went into exile, spending eleven years studying and teaching law in England and another eleven years in Mozambique, where he worked as a law professor and legal researcher. In 1988, he was the target of a car bombing by South African security agents, which cost him his right arm and sight in one eye.

His newest book, The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law, was published by Oxford University Press in August 2009.

"Child Soldiers, Justice, and the International Legal Imagination"

gkp4 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:56:00 GMT

Human Rights Workshop, Schell Center for International Human Rights
October 29, 2009
Mark A. Drumbl, Professor and Director of the Transnational Law Institute at Washington & Lee University, School of Law
Mark A. Drumbl, Professor and Director of the Transnational Law Institute at Washington & Lee University, School of Law discusses "Child Soldiers, Justice, and the International Legal Imagination" as part of a Human Rights Workshop sponsored by the Schell Center for International Human Rights.

The Hon. Louise Arbour delivers the 2008-09 Judge Jon O. Newman Lecture on Global Justice

tyson — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:13:00 GMT

The Hon. Louise Arbour, former United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights
March 23, 2009
In the 2008-09 Judge Jon O. Newman Lecture on Global Justice, the Honorable Louise Arbour spoke on "Peace and Justice: A framework for Co-existence".

Peacekeeping: Testing the Limits of the Concept of an International Community

tyson — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:20:00 GMT

December 8, 2008
Jean-Marie Guehenno, 2000-2008 Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations at the UN
UN Undersecretary General Guehenno discusses global conflicts during his tenure.

“Confronting the Threats to Our Homeland,” the Sam and Ronnie Heyman Lecture on Public Service at Yale Law School

gkp4 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:46:00 GMT

April 7, 2008
Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Michael Chertoff discusses how the Department prepares for and mitigates threats to our national security. Secretary Chertoff’s lecture was the Sam and Ronnie Heyman Lecture on Public Service at Yale Law School.

“Burden Sharing in an Age of Migration,” the 2007-2008 James A. Thomas Lecture at Yale Law School

gkp4 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:46:00 GMT

March 10, 2008
Cristina Rodriguez, Professor of Law, New York University
Cristina Rodriguez discusses how political, legal, and cultural burdens should be distributed and shared to help countries manage the change produced by immigration. Professor Rodriguez’s lecture was the 2007-2008 James A. Thomas Lecture at Yale Law School.

The Real Clash of Civilizations: Democracy, Religious Violence, and the Case of India”

gkp4 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:16:00 GMT

December 3, 2007
Martha C. Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, Department of Philosophy, Law School and Divinity School, at The University of Chicago
Professor Martha C. Nussbaum presents the 2007-2008 Sherrill Lecture, which brings distinguished visitors with special expertise in international law and international relations to Yale Law School. Professor Nussbaum uses India as an example of her theories about the impact of religious nationalism on democratic values.

"Partly Laws Common to All Mankind”: Foreign Law in American Courts, Part 3

gkp4 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:26:00 GMT

The 2007 Storrs Lectures
September 12, 2007
Jeremy Waldron, University Professor, New York University Law School
Jeremy Waldron discusses whether it is ever appropriate for American judges to be influenced in their decision by what they know of the laws of other countries. The Storrs Lectures, one of Yale Law School’s oldest and most prestigious lecture programs, address fundamental problems of law and jurisprudence. This is lecture three of a three-part lecture series.

"Partly Laws Common to All Mankind”: Foreign Law in American Courts, Part 2

gkp4 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:19:00 GMT

The 2007 Storrs Lectures
September 11, 2007
Jeremy Waldron, University Professor, New York University Law School
Jeremy Waldron discusses whether it is ever appropriate for American judges to be influenced in their decision by what they know of the laws of other countries. The Storrs Lectures, one of Yale Law School’s oldest and most prestigious lecture programs, address fundamental problems of law and jurisprudence. This is lecture two of a three-part lecture series.

"Partly Laws Common to All Mankind”: Foreign Law in American Courts

gkp4 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:41:00 GMT

The 2007 Storrs Lectures
September 10, 2007
Jeremy Waldron, University Professor, New York University Law School
Jeremy Waldron discusses whether it is ever appropriate for American judges to be influenced in their decision by what they know of the laws of other countries. The Storrs Lectures, one of Yale Law School’s oldest and most prestigious lecture programs, address fundamental problems of law and jurisprudence. This is lecture one of a three-part lecture series.

Empire and Tolerance: The Rise and Fall of World Dominant Powers

gkp4 — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:25:00 GMT

April 9, 2007
Amy Chua, John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law
Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua, giving her inaugural lecture as the John M. Duff Professor, provides a historical overview of world-dominant powers and discusses the possibility--and desirability--of an American Empire.

"A World of Law—Then and Now"

gkp4 — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:33:00 GMT

March 12, 2007
Theodore C. Sorensen, former Special Counsel to President John F. Kennedy
Theodore Sorensen, former Special Counsel to President John F. Kennedy and currently of counsel to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, discusses John F. Kennedy's approach to the Cuban missile crisis in 1962.

“Life as President of the International Court of Justice"

gkp4 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:14:00 GMT

October 19, 2006
Rosalyn C. Higgins ’62 J.S.D., President, International Court of Justice, The Hague
Rosalyn C. Higgins gives an informal talk on what life is like as the head of the International Court of Justice.

"How to Change the Litigation Culture"

gkp4 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:03:00 GMT

September 18, 2006
Lord Woolf of Barnes, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Royal Courts of Justice, U.K.
The Right Honorable Lord Woolf of Barnes speaks on the topic of how to change society's "litigation culture."