Genocide Conviction

NPR’s All Things Considered has a piece about the conviction of Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, by the The International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia. Karadzic was convicted of genocide and nine other charges Thursday and sentenced to 40 years in prison. 3 min 41 sec, transcript available.

When Judges Make Foreign Policy Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman published an article in The New York Times Magazine of Sept. 28, 2008 (free, registration required) entitled "When Judges Make Foreign Policy". Accompaning this long article is a 9 min. audio interview with Feldman on the subject. no transcript. mp3

U.S. Supreme Court and habeas corpus in Guantanamo The Supreme Court has just decided two cases, Boumediene v. Bush and al-Odah v. United States, in favor of the detainees. The PBS NewsHour report can be found here. 18:30 min, RealPlayer, or .mp3, transcript.

America’s Rocky Relationship With the World Heather Hurlburt & Eric Posner discuss America's rocky relationship with the world, touching on global warming, the Geneva Conventions, what President Obama will do when Spain arrests John Yoo, and America's inherent conflict with international law. a diavlog (video dialog) 59 min., no transcript, can download in WindowsMediaPlayer or .mp3

Is Guantanamo going to be closed soon? NPR's All Things Considered (June 23) has these reports - "Deciding the Future of Guantanamo" and "Military Lawyer Questions Guantanamo Hearings" here - the second story has a lot of text to help you.

The Geneva Conventions The Bush administration has proposed a law which, among other things, retroactively protects CIA agents from violations of the Geneva Conventions. NPR interviews two law professors for their views here. 11 minutes, no transcript, Realplayer or Windows Mediaplayer required.