Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Friday, Feb. 18 News
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Friday, Feb. 18

[JURIST] Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, Feb. 18.

On Capitol Hill, the US Senate [official website] convenes at 10 AM ET for the reading of President George Washington's farewell address [text, PDF] from 1796. The reading is an annual tradition before the Senate recesses for President’s Day. Watch a live webcast of the session.

The US House [official website] is not in session today.

The 5th Annual Women and the Law Conference titled "The Global Impact of Feminist Legal Theory" begins today at 3 PM ET. The two-day conference is being hosted by the Thomas Jefferson School of Law [official website] in San Diego. Read an agenda of the conference, including speakers and forums.

At the UN daily press briefing, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland will provide a briefing on the humanitarian situation in Darfur, Sudan. Watch a live webcast beginning at 12 Noon ET.

At the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the trial of Enver Hadzihasanovic and Amir Kubura [ICTY case backgrounder] continues today. Watch a webcast of proceedings beginning at 9:30 AM local time [3:30 AM ET].

THIS DAY @ LAW

Suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt born

Carrie Chapman Catt, suffragist, womens' rights advocate and co-founder of the League of Women Voters, was born on January 9, 1859.

Visit the Carrie Chapman Catt Childhood Home.

Great Britain's first income tax introduced

On January 9, 1799, British Prime Minister William Pitt introduced Great Britain's first income tax. The tax was announced the previous December as a means of raising money for war against Napoleon. Pitt's successor, Henry Addington, repealed the tax when hostilities subsided in 1802. Addington then reinstated the tax during the following year when fighting was renewed. The Addington tax model later became the model for the modern British income tax. Learn about the history of income taxation in Great Britain from Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.