From May 31 to June 11, 2010 state parties to the International Criminal Court gathered to consider amendments to its foundational document, the Rome Statute, and to take stock of its implementation and impact. Among other achievements, this conference finalized a definition of the Crime of Aggression, the final crime over which the ICC has jurisdiction.

While the evocative image of Darfur - widespread displacement and killing in the middle of vast deserts in western Sudan - has captured attention throughout the U.S. and the world, advocacy campaigns and activist efforts have not always addressed the thornier questions Darfur poses regarding genocide, international criminal law and the future of Sudan. On multiple occasions U.S. governmental officials have referred to Darfur as a genocide but did not view such a determination as requiring legal action. What does this mean for the doctrine of the "responsibility to protect"?

What is the relationship between war crimes and the war on terror? How far can governments go in implementing anti-terrorism policies before they run afoul of international war crimes? When governments go too far, who is to be held accountable, and by whom? Professors David Glazier (Loyola Law School), Madeline Morris, and John Dugard discuss these and other other issues raised by the tension between human rights, the laws of war, and the war on terror.

Recorded on March 24, 2009.

Full title: A Devil's Bargain: War Crimes Accountability & the War on Terror.

This annual Symposium, sponsored by DJCIL and CICL, focuses on the emerging importance and impact of international arbitration as a venue for dispute settlement. The event brings together some of the foremost minds in the field to discuss recent developments in public and private law in the global adjudication system of the twenty-first century. Opening remarks by Ralf Michaels.

Recorded on February 15, 2008.

Panel titled: Private Arbitral Decisions & International Court Judgments.

The first defendant arraigned before the Guantanamo Military Commissions pled guilty to 'Material Support of Terrorism.' Lieutenant Commander William Kuebler and Major Tom Fleener, defense counsel in related military commission cases, join Professor Madeline Morris and Landon Zimmer in a panel discussion of Monday's guilty plea and its ramifications.

Recorded on March 28, 2007.

Full title: Guilty Plea at Guantanamo Military Commission: Panel Discussion.

Professors Siliman, Chemerinsky, and Morris discuss the Supreme Court's recent decision and the President's response.

Recorded on September 07, 2006.

Comments on the new role of these private firms in American endeavors, paying particular attention to implications for the laws of war, human rights and contemporary concerns about abuses.

Recorded on January 23, 2006.

Panel titled: Private Military Contractors & the Law of War.

Panel 6 of the second day of the 2004 Law Ethics and National Security Conference, held on April 15-16 at the Hilton Durham Hotel.

Recorded on April 16, 2004.

Law, Ethics and National Security Conference.

Appearing: Madeline Morris (Duke Law School), moderator ; Paul Heinbecker (Centre for International Governance Innovation), David J. Scheffer (Georgetown University Law Center), Diane Orentlicher (American University) and Alfred P. Rubin (The Fletcher School), panelists.

Panel presentations and discussion on postwar reconstruction and human rights in Iraq.

Recorded on April 11, 2003.

Panel titled: Restoration & Accountability.

Conference title: Confronting Iraq: Legal & Policy Considerations (Law, Ethics and National Security Conference 2003)

Recorded on September 11, 2002.

Full title: September 11 Forum: A Year Later: Examining the Emerging Legal Questions.

Appearing: Speakers: Michael Byers, Madeline Morris, Chris Schroeder, and Scott Silliman.

Panel 4 on international terrorism and prosecuting international terrorists convened at the 2002 Law, Ethics and National Security Conference held at the Washington Duke Inn on April 11-12, 2002.

Recorded on April 12, 2002.

Law, Ethics and National Security Conference.

Appearing: Madeline Morris, moderator; Michael J. Matheson, Pierre-Richard Prosper and Christopher Greenwood, panelists.