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The Hon. Louise Arbour, former United Nations High Commissioner of Human RightsMarch 23, 2009In 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''.

April 2, 2009Heather Gerken, J. Skelly Wright Professor of LawHeather Gerken discusses her new book The Democracy Index: Why our Election System is Failing and How to Fix It, in which she proposes a ranking system that would rate the performance of state and local election systems.

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

October 9, 2008Daniel C. Esty ’86, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; and Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law SchoolProfessor Esty discusses the history and the future of the study of environmental law at Yale Law School.

October 9, 2008Daniel C. Esty ’86, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; and Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law SchoolProfessor Esty discusses environmental sustainability issues of the 21st century, including the central role of the private sector in the development of clean energy ...

October 27, 2008Jonathan Macey ’82, Deputy Dean and Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities LawProfessor Macey discusses his new book, “Corporate Governance” in which he examines different mechanisms of corporate governance and ultimately argues that market-driven mechanisms of corporate governance (ie., trading ...

October 4, 2008Former President Bill Clinton '73: ''Our Global Challenges''The return of former President Bill Clinton ’73—celebrating his 35th reunion—was among the highlights of Alumni Weekend 2008, held October 3-5, at Yale Law School. President Clinton spoke Saturday afternoon to Law School alumni, faculty, staff, and students on the subject ...

September 12, 2008Retired chief justice Ellen Ash Peters ’54 Ellen Ash Peters '54 welcomes attendees and discusses the history of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

April 7, 2008Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland SecurityMichael 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.

March 10, 2008Cristina 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.