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Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, improves people’s lives through preeminent research, education and creative endeavor: innovation and discovery in scholarship that capitalizes on the power of collaboration; learning that is active, creative and continuous; and promotion of an inclusive culture of global citizenship.

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  • Awash in Debt: State Liabilities and the Future of the Chinese Economy

    Thu, Feb 17, 2011
    Although China has some of the world's lowest level of foreign debt and official government debt, the Chinese government and state owned banks and enterprises actually owe an enormous amount of debt to domestic financial institutions and households. This presentation first catalogs the different segments of debt owed by the Chinese government and related entities and the claimants on this debt. It then discusses some implications for future public policies in China.
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  • Katyn: Justice Delayed or Justice Denied? (Panel 3, Part 2)

    Fri, Feb 4, 2011
    Panel three discusses was Katyn a Genocide? The Katyn massacre of 1940 involved murders at the Katyn forest and in other locations throughout the Soviet Union of over 22,000 Polish officers, prisoners of war, and members of the Polish leading elite, by a single shot to the back of each of their heads. For 50 years, this massacre was subject to a massive cover up. Initially the Soviet Union blamed the Nazis for the murders, saying that the killings took place in 1941 when the territory was in German hands. It was not until 1990 that the Russian government admitted that the executions actually took place in 1940 and were carried out by the Soviet secret police. In 1990, Russian prosecutors launched a criminal investigation into the massacre, but the case was terminated in 2004, its findings were classified as top secret, and it appeared that the tragedy would once again be subject to "historical amnesia." The Katyn Symposium brings together leading international experts in jurisprudence, international criminal law, and the Katyn crime, as well as representatives from Poland and Russia, to discuss the events in a neutral setting. A diverse group of highly qualified scholars presents Polish, Russian and third party expert views on the Katyñ murders in four panel sessions, followed by a round-table discussion.
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  • Changes in Video Distribution and the Legal Issues

    Thu, Feb 17, 2011
    Television has evolved from three national networks airing scheduled programming, to 500-channel cable/satellite platforms, to Internet delivery of “unlimited channels” of video content. But it’s the rapid development of the Internet and dissemination of on-line video content that is ushering in the most significant change. And, with such change come numerous legal and practical challenges for traditional video content providers and distributors alike. In this lecture, **Mr. Callard** reviews the early history of the cable television industry – how it started, how it grew and the legal issues encountered along the way. He answers the following questions: What is cable television? What is a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD)? What is video programming? And what do these terms mean under federal law and FCC regulations? Mr. Callard iscusses recent cases and how they apply to the developing on-line video distribution business. He will describe how they impact his work as a distribution lawyer, to highlight some of the legal/regulatory and practical issues facing both traditional content providers and distributors.
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  • On Behalf of the City and Its Senior Citizens

    Fri, Jan 14, 2011
    With the gift of a home by an East Cleveland, resident, social worker and senior citizen, The Helen S. Brown Center was created. Working in conjunction with the Western Reserve Area on Aging, the Center offers a range of social activities including meals, wellness exercises, aquatics, dancing, sewing, knitting and arts programs. It conducts outreach and serves the homebound in meeting their personal needs. Regionally Speaking brings together Kevin Valentine, Director of Senior Services for the City of East Cleveland and the Helen S. Brown Center, and Mildred Brewer, East Cleveland resident and Councilwoman of Ward 4 to address the needs of its senior citizens who make up 30% of the City’s population.
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  • Father Roy Bourgeois and the School of Americas Watch

    Fri, Jan 21, 2011
    The Regionally Speaking program speaks with Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of the School of Americas Watch. A social activist born in Louisiana, a graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, a Naval Officer serving in Europe and Vietnam, recipient of the Purple Cross, he entered the seminary of the Maryknoll Missionary, was ordained a Catholic priest and served the poor of Bolivia. In 1980, Fr. Roy became involved in issues surrounding US policy in El Salvador after the murders of four US churchwomen by Salvadoran soldiers, one of whom was Jean Donovan. This led to his social activism and creation in 1990 of the School of Americas Watch.
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  • Divided Loyalties: Professional Standards and Military Duty (Part 4)

    Fri, Feb 11, 2011
    Topic: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Obligations of Chaplains/Religious Advisors Serving in the Military There has always been some tension between the ethical, legal, and professional obligations of professionals and the requirements of military service. This tension has been increased by the War on Terror. Physicians, mental health professionals, lawyers, and law enforcement/corrections officers serving in the military have been placed in situations in which their professional ethics, obligations, and legal duties may contradict military necessity or directives, or even place the role of professional in direct conflict with the role of military personnel. As the management of armed conflict, the law of war, and the professionalization of the military has increased, this tension has similarly increased. Military professionals have been asked to bring their expertise, skills, and professional talents to the prosecution of military action not just as military personnel but as doctors, mental health professionals, lawyers, and law enforcement/corrections officers. Doctors and mental health professionals are charged with supervising and controlling interrogations, lawyers are asked to provide legal opinions and advise on the treatment of prisoners, and law enforcement and corrections officers must guard and control prisoners. While performing these duties military necessity can impose conflicting duties and concerns. The need for information, validation, or security may require different loyalties and focus than the professional duty. The need for information about an upcoming attack that could save the lives of comrades may directly contradict the need for care or treatment of a prisoner. This symposium brought together professionals, ethicists, theorists and practitioners from medicine, mental health care, the law, law enforcement, and the military to explore these complicated and timely issues in an open and frank discussion.
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  • Divided Loyalties: Professional Standards and Military Duty (Part 5)

    Fri, Feb 11, 2011
    Topic: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Obligations of Police/Correction Officers Serving in the Military There has always been some tension between the ethical, legal, and professional obligations of professionals and the requirements of military service. This tension has been increased by the War on Terror. Physicians, mental health professionals, lawyers, and law enforcement/corrections officers serving in the military have been placed in situations in which their professional ethics, obligations, and legal duties may contradict military necessity or directives, or even place the role of professional in direct conflict with the role of military personnel. As the management of armed conflict, the law of war, and the professionalization of the military has increased, this tension has similarly increased. Military professionals have been asked to bring their expertise, skills, and professional talents to the prosecution of military action not just as military personnel but as doctors, mental health professionals, lawyers, and law enforcement/corrections officers. Doctors and mental health professionals are charged with supervising and controlling interrogations, lawyers are asked to provide legal opinions and advise on the treatment of prisoners, and law enforcement and corrections officers must guard and control prisoners. While performing these duties military necessity can impose conflicting duties and concerns. The need for information, validation, or security may require different loyalties and focus than the professional duty. The need for information about an upcoming attack that could save the lives of comrades may directly contradict the need for care or treatment of a prisoner. This symposium brought together professionals, ethicists, theorists and practitioners from medicine, mental health care, the law, law enforcement, and the military to explore these complicated and timely issues in an open and frank discussion.
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  • The Rise and Fall of the Bible

    Thu, Feb 10, 2011
    Humanities librarian and host of *Off the Shelf* William Claspy interviews Case Western Reserve Professor Timothy Beal about his new book *The Rise and Fall of the Bible*. In his book Timothy Beal argues against the idea of a fully consistent and unerring book, the Bible, positing instead a very human volume with all the twists and foibles of the human experience, truly reflecting that human experience. He presents a case for a radical rereading of the text, an honest appreciation of this sacred book.
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  • Divided Loyalties: Professional Standards and Military Duty (Part 3)

    Fri, Feb 11, 2011
    Topic: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Obligations of Medical/Mental Health There has always been some tension between the ethical, legal, and professional obligations of professionals and the requirements of military service. This tension has been increased by the War on Terror. Physicians, mental health professionals, lawyers, and law enforcement/corrections officers serving in the military have been placed in situations in which their professional ethics, obligations, and legal duties may contradict military necessity or directives, or even place the role of professional in direct conflict with the role of military personnel. As the management of armed conflict, the law of war, and the professionalization of the military has increased, this tension has similarly increased. Military professionals have been asked to bring their expertise, skills, and professional talents to the prosecution of military action not just as military personnel but as doctors, mental health professionals, lawyers, and law enforcement/corrections officers. Doctors and mental health professionals are charged with supervising and controlling interrogations, lawyers are asked to provide legal opinions and advise on the treatment of prisoners, and law enforcement and corrections officers must guard and control prisoners. While performing these duties military necessity can impose conflicting duties and concerns. The need for information, validation, or security may require different loyalties and focus than the professional duty. The need for information about an upcoming attack that could save the lives of comrades may directly contradict the need for care or treatment of a prisoner. This symposium brought together professionals, ethicists, theorists and practitioners from medicine, mental health care, the law, law enforcement, and the military to explore these complicated and timely issues in an open and frank discussion.
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  • Divided Loyalties: Professional Standards and Military Duty (Part 2)

    Fri, Feb 11, 2011
    Part Two Topic: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Obligations of Lawyers Serving in the Military There has always been some tension between the ethical, legal, and professional obligations of professionals and the requirements of military service. This tension has been increased by the War on Terror. Physicians, mental health professionals, lawyers, and law enforcement/corrections officers serving in the military have been placed in situations in which their professional ethics, obligations, and legal duties may contradict military necessity or directives, or even place the role of professional in direct conflict with the role of military personnel. As the management of armed conflict, the law of war, and the professionalization of the military has increased, this tension has similarly increased. Military professionals have been asked to bring their expertise, skills, and professional talents to the prosecution of military action not just as military personnel but as doctors, mental health professionals, lawyers, and law enforcement/corrections officers. Doctors and mental health professionals are charged with supervising and controlling interrogations, lawyers are asked to provide legal opinions and advise on the treatment of prisoners, and law enforcement and corrections officers must guard and control prisoners. While performing these duties military necessity can impose conflicting duties and concerns. The need for information, validation, or security may require different loyalties and focus than the professional duty. The need for information about an upcoming attack that could save the lives of comrades may directly contradict the need for care or treatment of a prisoner. This symposium brought together professionals, ethicists, theorists, and practitioners from medicine, mental health care, the law, law enforcement, and the military to explore these complicated and timely issues in an open and frank discussion.
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