On September 12, 2003 Columbia Law School hosted a celebration in honor of the 10th anniversary of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States.
The celebration included a set of panels with world-renowned legal experts, as well as a lunchtime address by Justice Stephen G. Breyer. Columbia Law School was honored to host the celebrations for its distinguished alumna Justice Ginsburg -- a 1959 graduate of the Law School.
Following is the program, and accompanying web videos of the morning and afternoon panels.*
September 12, 2003
10:00a.m. Welcome David W. Leebron, Dean, Columbia Law School
The Relationship of United States Constitutional Law and Foreign Constitutional Law
Participants: Justice Aharon Barak, President of the Supreme Court of Israel Honorable Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, formerly of the Supreme Court of Canada President Gil Carlos Rodriguez Iglesias, European Court of Justice Justice Stephen G. Breyer, United States Supreme Court
Noon Justice Stephen G. Breyer, United States Supreme Court
2:00 p.m. Justice Ginsburg's Contributions to Supreme Court Jurisprudence
Moderator: Professor Michael Dorf, Columbia Law School Participants: Professor Henry Monaghan, Columbia Law School Professor Deborah Jones Merritt, The Ohio State University Professor Sam Bagenstos, Harvard Law School David Shapiro, Harvard Law School
