About both it and the constitution. The National Archives hosted this event to mark the 800th anniversary of the magna carta. It is about 90 minutes. Im the executive director of the constitutional project, we are an organization devoted to promote greater access to an understanding of u. S. Constitutional history. It is a pleasure to join the National Archives this evening to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the ceiling of the magna carta. Magna carta has left a profound legacy for law and culture around the world. To commemorate magna carta and its powerful ideas, like trial by jury and due process of law embodied in its text, weve assembled an Impressive Group of scholars to discuss magna cartas influence on american constitutionalism. Tonight will be joined by jennifer paxton, a medieval specialist from catholic universities in america the author of in the shadow of the great charter, who gave a wonderful lecture this afternoon. And bruce obriant, and magna carta expert from the
Generals office during the Reagan Administration. He went on to serve the Reagan Administration and the george h. W. Bush administration and the department of justice and the office of white House Counsel before spending 14 years in private practice. During this time, he argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court. It is my pleasure to welcome the honorable john g. Roberts, jr, chief justice of the United States. [applause] thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Much. You very i appreciate that. Thank you. You very much for that very warm welcome. I am very pleased that the American Bar Association has invited me to speak on the occasion of the commencement of its year long celebration of the significance of magna cartas eighth centennial. From now until next august, the association will celebrate the meaning and significance of magna carta, both in the United States and in england. The aba will literally build on the past by restoring and rededicating a monument it built in 1957 at r
The jefferson says he hopes that report will spur people to take action. They will be no excusing friday of action because we did not. We do not there are points as Political Prisoners are subjected to torture and other forms of violence is as utilities use executions to terrorize the population into submission. It says north korean authorities have engaged in systematic abduction of four nationals it says agents may have abducted more than two hundred thousand people including more than one hundred japanese Citizens Panel members say the countrys Supreme Leader of the operations bc the crimes should be referred to the International Criminal court. Officials from the us and japan have called for action over the records. A spokesperson for the Us State Department said the document the flanks and global consensus for a heart said in a statement that the government urges north korea to follow the year when some recommendations japanese officials plan to work with their counterparts from o
H. W. Bush administration in the department of justice and the office of white House Counsel before spending 14 years in private practice. During this time, he argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court. It is my pleasure to welcome the honorable john g. Roberts, jr. , chief justice of the United States. [applause] thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. I appreciate that. Thank you. Thank you very much for that very warm welcome. I am very pleased that the American Bar Association has invited me to speak on the occasion of the commencement of its year long celebration of the significance of magna cartas eighth centennial. From now until next august, the association will celebrate the meaning and significance of magna carta, both in the United States and in england. The aba will literally build on the past by restoring and rededicating a monument it built in 1957 at runnymede where king john sealed the charter. I and other members of the judiciary will be followin