Constitutional Relevance of Foreign Court Decisions
2005-01-13T16:04:02-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/342/1490194187.pngJustices Scalia and Breyer talked about the relevance of foreign law for American Constitutional adjudication. Among the topics they addressed were using foreign court precedents in deciding U.S. Constitutional cases and whether the U.S. should take into account shifting world standards on social and moral issues such as the death penalty. The discussion was moderated by New York University Law Professor Norman Dorsen.
This event was a rare on-camera appearance by Justice Scalia.
This event was a rare on-camera appearance by Justice Scalia.
Justices Scalia and Breyer talked about the relevance of foreign law for American Constitutional adjudication. Among the topics they… read more
Justices Scalia and Breyer talked about the relevance of foreign law for American Constitutional adjudication. Among the topics they addressed were using foreign court precedents in deciding U.S. Constitutional cases and whether the U.S. should take into account shifting world standards on social and moral issues such as the death penalty. The discussion was moderated by New York University Law Professor Norman Dorsen.
This event was a rare on-camera appearance by Justice Scalia. close
Purchase a Download
Constitutional Relevance of Foreign Court Decisions
-
MP4 video - Standard
- Price:
- $6.99
-
MP3 audio - Standard
- Price:
- $0.99
Related Video
-
Constitutional Interpretation
Justice Antonin Scalia spoke about issues involved in interpreting the Constitution, judicial philosophies, and the…
-
Constitutional Conversation
At an evening event titled “Constitutional Conversation” moderated by Tim Russert, justices talked about the role and…
-
Read Across America Reading
Justice Breyer read a book, Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse: A Tail of the U.S. Supreme Court, to a group of second-graders from McKinley…
-
Q&A with Stephen Breyer
Associate Justice Breyer was interviewed about the U.S. Supreme Court and about his new book Active Liberty:…
User Created Clips from This Video
-
- 17 minutes
- 181 views
-
- 24 minutes
- 13 views
-
- 5 minutes
- 11 views
-
- -420 seconds
- 7 views