September 12, 2008
Retired chief justice Ellen Ash Peters ’54
Ellen Ash Peters '54 welcomes attendees and discusses the history of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Duration: 21 minutes. Download in MP3 (20 MB). August 27, 2008
Dean Harold Hongju Koh
Dean Koh welcomes the 197th class of new students to Yale Law School--a place, he said, where the students would gain new power and along with it, great responsibility.
Duration: 53 minutes. Download in MP3 (50 MB). Summer 2008
Dean Harold Hongju Koh
Dean Koh reflects on his first four years and his future as dean of the Yale Law School.
Duration: 09 minutes. Download in MP3 (9 MB). April 7, 2008
Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Michael Chertoff discusses how the Department prepares for and mitigates threats to our national security. Secretary Chertoff’s lecture was the Sam and Ronnie Heyman Lecture on Public Service at Yale Law School.
Duration: 1 hour, 00 minutes. Download in MP3 (57 MB). March 10, 2008
Cristina Rodriguez, Professor of Law, New York University
Cristina Rodriguez discusses how political, legal, and cultural burdens should be distributed and shared to help countries manage the change produced by immigration. Professor Rodriguez’s lecture was the 2007-2008 James A. Thomas Lecture at Yale Law School.
Duration: 1 hour, 22 minutes. Download in MP3 (77 MB). March 3, 2008
Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court
Philippe Kirsch discusses the creation and inner workings of this international, independent court, and its future challenges. President Kirsch's lecture was the Inaugural Judge Jon O. Newman Lecture on Global Justice at Yale Law School.
Duration: 57 minutes. Download in MP3 (54 MB). January 11, 2008
Michael J. Graetz, Justus S. Hotchkiss Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Professor Michael Graetz discusses the ideas presented in his new book “100 Million Unnecessary Returns” in which he takes on the U.S. tax code, arguing that the American tax system should be completely restructured.
Duration: 15 minutes. Download in MP3 (14 MB). December 14, 2007
Ian Ayres '86, William K. Townsend Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Professor Ian Ayres discusses the ideas presented in his new book "Super Crunchers" which shows that thinking by numbers-analyzing millions of bytes of information-provides people with greater insight into human behavior and allows them to predict the future with staggeringly accurate results.
Duration: 18 minutes. Download in MP3 (18 MB). December 3, 2007
Martha C. Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, Department of Philosophy, Law School and Divinity School, at The University of Chicago
Professor Martha C. Nussbaum presents the 2007-2008 Sherrill Lecture, which brings distinguished visitors with special expertise in international law and international relations to Yale Law School. Professor Nussbaum uses India as an example of her theories about the impact of religious nationalism on democratic values.
Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes. Download in MP3 (66 MB). October 30, 2007
Judge Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Judge Nancy Gertner, a 1971 graduate and Visiting Lecturer at Yale Law School, discusses the career choices she made on the path to becoming a judge.
Duration: 50 minutes. Download in MP3 (48 MB). The 2007 Storrs Lectures
September 12, 2007
Jeremy Waldron, University Professor, New York University Law School
Jeremy Waldron discusses whether it is ever appropriate for American judges to be influenced in their decision by what they know of the laws of other countries. The Storrs Lectures, one of Yale Law School’s oldest and most prestigious lecture programs, address fundamental problems of law and jurisprudence. This is lecture three of a three-part lecture series.
Duration: 1 hour, 06 minutes. Download in MP3 (63 MB). The 2007 Storrs Lectures
September 11, 2007
Jeremy Waldron, University Professor, New York University Law School
Jeremy Waldron discusses whether it is ever appropriate for American judges to be influenced in their decision by what they know of the laws of other countries. The Storrs Lectures, one of Yale Law School’s oldest and most prestigious lecture programs, address fundamental problems of law and jurisprudence. This is lecture two of a three-part lecture series.
Duration: 1 hour, 11 minutes. Download in MP3 (67 MB). The 2007 Storrs Lectures
September 10, 2007
Jeremy Waldron, University Professor, New York University Law School
Jeremy Waldron discusses whether it is ever appropriate for American judges to be influenced in their decision by what they know of the laws of other countries. The Storrs Lectures, one of Yale Law School’s oldest and most prestigious lecture programs, address fundamental problems of law and jurisprudence. This is lecture one of a three-part lecture series.
Duration: 1 hour, 01 minutes. Download in MP3 (58 MB). April 26, 2007
Joel Hyatt ’76, CEO, Current Media
Joel Hyatt, co-founder with Al Gore, of Current TV, discusses the First Amendment, and its affect on the delivery of legal services and new media.
Duration: 52 minutes. Download in MP3 (50 MB). April 19, 2007
Yul Kwon ‘00
Yul Kwon, winner of the hit reality TV show ‘Survivor’ in fall 2006, discusses  highlights of his varied professional careers.
Duration: 26 minutes. Download in MP3 (24 MB).