YLS Podcasts : international law

The Hon. Louise Arbour delivers the 2008-09 Judge John 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 John 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

gracep — 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

gracep — 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”

gracep — 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

gracep — 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

gracep — 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

gracep — 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

gracep — 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"

gracep — 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"

gracep — 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"

gracep — 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."