Videos and Podcasts
No Greater Challenge: Assessing Legal Responses to Terrorism
Title: No Greater Challenge: Assessing Legal Responses to Terrorism Speakers: Rubens Medina, James Renwick Event Date: January 14, 2008 Running Time: 59 minutes Description: A lecture by Dr. James Renwick, Australian Barrister and Visiting ...Read More
Extraordinary Rendition: Constitutional Issues
Title: Extraordinary Rendition: Constitutional Issues Speakers: Rubens Medina, Law Librarian of Congress; Louis Fisher, Specialist in Constitutional Law, Law Library of Congress; Heather Sawyer, Subcommittee on the Constitution Counsel, Hou...Read More
Indian Religious Freedom: To Litigate or Legislate?
Title: Indian Religious Freedom: To Litigate or Legislate? Speakers: Louis Fisher, Kevin Gover (Pawnee), Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee), Dean Suagee (Cherokee) Event Date: November 28, 2007 Running Time: 65 minutes Des...Read More
Legislating in Heels–An Anecdotal Journal: The Honorable Constance "Connie" Morella
In her talk presented by the Law Library of Congress, Connie Morella recounted tales from her trajectory from Maryland’s state senate to the U.S. House of Representatives and onward to an ambassadorship for the Organization for Econom...Read More
Looking Beyond Gitmo: U.S. and Foreign Approaches Toward Legal Treatment of Terrorist Suspects
The Law Library of Congress presented a panel discussion which dealt with U.S. legislation, Supreme Court decisions, and policies regarding the detention, interrogation, and prosecution of terrorist suspects as well as the points of view an...Read More
Law Day 2008: The Rule of Law in Established and Emerging Countries
On May 1, 2008, the Law Library of Congress presented a panel discussion in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Law Day. The panel, moderated by Judge Harry T. Edwards, examined what the Rule of Law means to established and emerging coun...Read More
Webcast: Law Day 2009 – The Emancipation Proclamation
The Law Library of Congress and the Friends of the Law Library of Congress present a celebration of Law Day, 2009, with an insightful panel discussion about what is probably the most profound document in U.S. history: the Emancipation Procl...Read More
EPA Attorney Barry Hill on Human Environment Challenges
Barry Hill, Senior Counsel for Environmental Governance at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, spoke to the Law Library of Congress about environmental justice. He explained domestic and international human environment challenges, usi...Read More
Legal Challenges Facing NATO at 60
The Law Library of Congress and the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies held a panel on July 9 about the North American Treaty Organization as it turns 60. Topics discussed include NATO expansion in Eastern Europe, training in Afg...Read More
Introduction to GLIN (Global Legal Information Network)
From the Law Library of Congress, a short video is now available for viewing. Introduction to GLIN, featuring GLIN Director Janice Hyde and Comparative Law Specialist Hanibal Goitom, explains how the Global Legal Information Network works.
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