| Academy of Law Religion and Liberty -- Global Presentations |
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Members of the Academy teach and lecture anywhere in the world. To schedule a presentation, click here. The Academy also presents addresses in a wide variety of international, national, state, and local forums -- including before executive, legislative, and judicial bodies. Selected Testimony/ Presentations Before Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Bodies The Relevance of Morality to Good Governance under the Rule of Law in the Americas, presentation to a delegation of lawyers, judges, executive officials, and others representing ten different countries from South and Central America, at the International Visitor Leadership Program sponsored by the United States Department of State. (March 5, 2008) The Ethical Dimensions of Conducting Research and Experiments on Live Human Embryos as Proposed in H.B. 4616, Written Testimony before the Michigan House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee (November 7, 2007) The Fundamental Rights of Free Expression and Free Exercise of Religious Conscience, presented at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva (March 30, 2007) The Case against Assisted-Suicide and Euthanasia, Written Evidence before the Parliament of the United Kingdom, House of Lords Select Committee on Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill (2005) Obscenity Law and the Federal Courts, Written Testimony Submitted to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee (2005) The Constitutionality of the Public Display of the Ten Commandments, made to the House Standing Committee on Government Operations of the Michigan Legislature. (2005) Establishing Institutional Ethics and Fighting Public Corruption, Series of addresses to the Independent Commission on Public Corruption, Republic of America and Russia - Ethics, Democracy, and the Rule of Law, Presentation made to official delegation of Russian Lawyers and Judges, including part of the Russian Supreme Court, (Sponsored by the U.S. Congress, Library of Congress, Novorossiisk/ G'ville Sister City Program September 26, 2002). Fighting White Collar Crime and Corruption. Presentation given to delegation of senior Brazilian Judges, Prosecutors, and Defense Attorneys, University of Florida (July 10, 2002) Ethics and Constitutional Governance. Presentation given to delegation of Brazilian Judges, Prosecutors, and Defense Attorneys, University of Florida (July 10, 2002) Public Integrity and Personal Virtue in Nigeria -- Fundamental Principles of Decency. Series of addresses made to the Independent Commission on Public Corruption, Republic of Nigeria (April 2-5, 2002) Strategies for fighting Public Corruption B Ethical and Policy Considerations. Presentation Delivered to the Hungarian Government, Budapest Hungary, (November 13-17, 2000) The Constitutional Role of the House of Representatives in a Developing Democracy C The Workings of the House, Presentation delivered to the House of Representatives, Republic of Liberia, (December 1999) Making Legislative Committees Work, Presentation delivered to the House of Representatives, Republic of Liberia, (December 1999) The Constitutional Role of the Senate in a Developing Democracy, Presentation delivered to the Senate, Republic of Liberia, (December 1999). Ethical Conduct and Professional Responsibility of Judges, Presentation delivered to the Supreme Court of Liberia, (November 1999).
Addressed the American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Professionalism (San Antonio, Texas) (2004) Selected International / National Presentations The Golden Thread, Common Foundations for Building and Preserving Institutional Integrity, banquet address at the annual national Freedom Seminar, held at the Detroit Athletic Club. (April 20, 2007) Worldviews Collide: The fundamental right of parents to direct and control the upbringing of their children presented to 1000 Home School parents at the Lansing Center. (April 18, 2007) Restoring the Intrinsic Value of Human Life, presented at a national conference, "The American Experiment: Religious Freedom" hosted by the University of Portland. (April 14, 2007) (Other speakers included Justice Scalia and Senator Patrick Leahy (D VT - Chair, Judiciary Committee); and some of the nation's most respected legal scholars (e.g., Prof. Douglas Kmiec, Caruso Family Chair in Constitutional Law, Peperdine University; Prof. John Eastman, Henry Salvatori Professor of Law and Director of the Claremont Center of Constitutional Jurisprudence; Rev/Prof. Robert Araujo, Professor of Law, Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome). The Fundamental Rights of Free Expression and Free Exercise of Religious Conscience, presented at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva (March 30, 2007) International Law and the Fundamental Right to Free Exercise of Religious Conscience, made to members of the International Law Society (TMC) (March 22, 2007) The Function and Purpose of Legislative Committees, made to the Student Statesmanship Institute’s Legislative practicum program at the Capitol (November 21, 1006) Your Calling, made to a national conference of Canadian pre-law students (l’Alliance des chretiens en droit) (November 18, 2006 – Ancaster, ON, Canada) National World Views Collide Symposium on the Value of Life, Opening Remarks, Master of Ceremonies (October 5, 2005). Federalist Society Debate on the Takings Clause, Opening Remarks, Moderator (November 1, 2006) An Introduction into Legal Ethics, made to members of the Student Statesmanship Institute (July 11, 2006) Personal Ethics and Public Service, made to members of the Student Statesmanship Institute (July 12, 2006) Protecting Reputation: Professional Ethics for Litigating Public Interest Constitutional Claims, made at the Blackstone Legal Institute’s national conference of civil rights lawyers (July 6, 2006 – Laguna Niguel) Responding to the Transnational Invasion of American Jurisprudence, made at an international symposium sponsored by the International Law Society (June 17, 2006). The Connection between Personal Virtue and Institutional Integrity, made to the University of Windsor Law School (March 13, 2006 – Windsor, ON, Canada); Bringing Justice to the Nations – Using the Rule of Law to Protect Inalienable Human Rights, made to the CLF National Conference of Canadian Law Students (February 25, 2006, London ON Canada). Ethics and Constitutional Civil Liberties Litigation, made at the national conference of the Alliance Defense Fund. (October 14, 2005 - Naples) Immorally Relative Codes of Conduct – and the Value of Christian Virtue in the Practice of Law, made at the national conference of the Christian Legal Foundation of Canada (September 30, 2005 - Toronto). Fundamental Virtues and Nation Building, made at the 37 Annual World Conference of the Liberian Studies Association (April 2, 2005) Ethical Foundations for Building and Preserving Academic Institutions, delivered at Olivet College. March 16, 2005. The Constitutionality of the Public Display of the Ten Commandments, made to the House Standing Committee on Government Operations of the Michigan Legislature. (March 15, 2005); Ethics, Responsibility, and the Restoration of Functional Democracy in Liberia, made to representatives of the Federal Judiciary, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the United States Department of State; United States Department of Justice; and the United States Agency for International Development. Washington D.C.) (December 9, 2004); An Ethical Analysis and Strategic Response to International Law, made at the Blackstone Legal Institute’s international conference (Laguna Niguel) (October 23, 2004); Oath, Ethics and International Law, made at the Blackstone Legal Institute’s international conference (Laguna Niguel) (October 22, 2004); Effective Investigative Techniques in Corruption Cases, presentation made to officials in Office of the Public Prosecutor and select judges as part of a USAID Rule of Law/ DPK Program in the Middle East. (West Bank; Gaza) (August 30 – September 2, 2004); Effective Trial Techniques in Corruption Cases, presentation made to officials in Office of the Public Prosecutor and select judges as part of a USAID/ DPK Rule of Law Program in the Middle East. (West Bank; Gaza) (August 30 – September 2, 2004); International Law and the Investigation of Corruption, presentation made to officials in Office of the Public Prosecutor and select judges as part of a USAID/ DPK Rule of Law Program in the Middle East., (West Bank; Gaza) (August 30 – September 2, 2004); Institutional Integrity and Legal Reform, presentation made to officials in Office of the Public Prosecutor and select judges as part of a USAID/ DPK Rule of Law Program in the Middle East. (West Bank; Gaza) (August 30 – September 2, 2004); Codes of Conduct, Virtue and the Ethical Practice of Law Part II -- When Going Forward Isn’t Progress, made at ADF’s National Litigation Academy (Yucatan, Mexico) (July 8, 2004). Ethics, Democracy, and the Rule of Law in Liberia PART I, Presentation made to a U.S. Contingent to a new United Nations police force in Liberia (December 16, 2003/ February 19, 2004). Ethics, Democracy, and the Rule of Law in Liberia PART II, Presentation made to a U.S. Contingent to a new United Nations police force in Liberia. (December 16, 2003/ February 19, 2004). The Compelling Connection between a Constitutional Democracy under the Rule of Law -- and Teaching of Ethics in Law School, Presentation made to the American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Professionalism (San Antonio, TX) (February 7, 2004). Protecting our Children in Cyberspace, Moderator/ faculty advisor for a national forum sponsored by the Journal of Practical and Clinical Law (October 17, 2003). Introductory Discussions on Reconstruction in Liberia, Presentation made via tele-conference to representatives of the United States Department of State, Department of Justice, and the President of the Liberian Bar Association (October 1, 2003). Establishing Institutional Ethics and Fighting Public Corruption in Nigeria Part I, Presentation made while participating at a U.S. government rule of law assistance program in Abuja, Nigeria (December 9 - 12, 2002). Establishing Institutional Ethics and Fighting Public Corruption in Nigeria Part II, Presentation made while participating at a U.S. government rule of law assistance program in Abuja, Nigeria (December 9 - 12, 2002). Establishing Institutional Ethics and Fighting Public Corruption in Nigeria Part III, Presentation made while participating at a U.S. government rule of law assistance program in Abuja, Nigeria (December 9 - 12, 2002). America and Russia B Ethics, Democracy, and the Rule of Law, Presentation made to official delegation of Russian Lawyers and Judges, including part of the Russian Supreme Court, (Sponsored by the U.S. Congress, Library of Congress, Novorossiisk/ G'ville Sister City Program September 26, 2002). Fighting White Collar Crime and Corruption. Presentation given to delegation of Brazilian Judges, Prosecutors, and Defense Attorneys, University of Florida (July 10, 2002) Ethics and Constitutional Governance. Presentation given to delegation of Brazilian Judges, Prosecutors, and Defense Attorneys, University of Florida (July 10, 2002) Rebuilding Democracy on Solid Moral Foundations or Sinful Sand -- Making Democracy Work in Liberia. Presentation given at the 34th Annual World-wide Conference of the Liberian Studies Association, University of Pennsylvania (April 12, 2002) Ethical Considerations in a War Against Public Corruption . Presentation given to the Independent Commission on Public Corruption, Republic of Nigeria (April 2-5, 2002) Ethics & Federal Court, Does Moral Character Matter? Presentation delivered to the Federal Bar Association, Gainesville, Florida (February, 15, 2001) Strategies for fighting Public Corruption B Ethical and Policy Considerations. Presentation Delivered to the Hungarian Government, Budapest Hungary, (November 13-17, 2000) Strategies for fighting Public Corruption B Team Building. Presentation Delivered to the Hungarian Government, Budapest Hungary, (November 13-17, 2000) Making Legislative Committees Work, Presentation delivered to the House of Representatives, Republic of Liberia, (December 1999) The Constitutional Role of the House of Representatives in a Developing Democracy C The Workings of the House, Presentation delivered to the House of Representatives, Republic of Liberia, (December 1999) The Constitutional Role of the Senate in a Developing Democracy, Presentation delivered to the Senate, Republic of Liberia, (December 1999) Strengthening Democracy and the Rule of Law in Liberia, Presentation delivered to the Supreme Court of Liberia, (February 24, 1999). The Investigation and Prosecution of Rape Cases, Presentation delivered to the Delegation of Attorneys General, Republic of China, Washington D.C. (1993) Federal Criminal Law and the Prosecution of Child Exploitation and Abuse, Presentation delivered at a conference sponsored by the National College of District Attorneys, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, (1993). The Prosecution of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Presentation delivered at a national conference for United States prosecutors sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C. (1992) Constitutional Law for Experienced Litigators, (focusing especially on 4th Amendment protections) Presentation delivered at a conference sponsored by the National District Attorneys= Association, at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois (1992) Proper Investigation of Child Exploitation and Abuse Cases, Presentation delivered at a conference sponsored by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, New Mexico (1992) The Investigation and Prosecution of Federal Mann Act Cases, Presentation delivered at a conference sponsored by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, New Mexico (1992) A Review and New Look at the Federal Rules of Evidence, Presentation delivered at a conference sponsored by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, New Mexico (1992) When the Victim or Witness to a Crime is a Child, Presentation delivered at a conference sponsored by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, New Mexico (1992) The Law of Search and Seizure, Presentation delivered at a conference sponsored by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, New Mexico (1992) The Investigation and Prosecution of Federal Child Sexual Abuse Cases - A Comprehensive Overview, Presentation delivered at the Ninth National Symposium on Child Sex Abuse, (Huntsville, Alabama). The Federal Statutory Mandates Involved Where the Victim of a Crime is a Child, Presentation delivered at the Ninth National Symposium on Child Sex Abuse, (Huntsville, Alabama). How to Effectively Interview Child Witnesses, Presentation delivered at a symposium sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Professional Development and Training, Washington D.C. (1992) An Overview of the Law Addressing The Sexual Exploitation of Children, Presentation delivered at the U.S. Attorney General's Law Enforcement Coordinating Council Four Corners Conference, Durango, Colorado (1991). The States and National Drug Control Policy, Represented the Michigan Legislative Branch at a White House Conference on drug control policy, Washington D.C. (1990). |
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