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1 Creative Commons Development in Practice: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice, and Human Rights Helen Clark, UNDP administrator gives a talk on development work and the advancement of human rights for the 2013 Hands Lecture. 0:36:25 Helen Clark 22 May 2013
2 Creative Commons OxPeace 2013: Olive Tree Scholarship Program: Session 1B: Universities and Peacebuilding Yoav Bornstein and Elizabeth Jadon (Israel/Palestine) gives a talk for the OxPeace 2013 conference: The Future of Peace Building 0:18:36 Yoav Bornstein, Elizabeth Jadon 21 May 2013
3 Creative Commons OxPeace 2013: Illicitily Governed Spaces: drugs, conflict and peace in Columbia Session 1A: Counter-Terrorism and Peacebuilding Annette Idler, gives a talk for the OxPeace 2013 conference: The Future of Peace Building 0:20:36 Annette Idler 21 May 2013
4 Creative Commons OxPeace 2013: The Economic Dynamics of Conflict in Somalia 1993-2009 Session 1A: Counter Terrorism and Peacebuilding Anja Shortland, University of Rome, gives a talk for the OxPeace 2013 conference: The Future of Peace Building 0:19:43 Anja Shortland 21 May 2013
5 Creative Commons The 'Arab Spring' and Future Humanitarian Challenges 25 April 2013, Special lecture co-hosted by ELAC, the new Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations and the Oxford Humanitarian Group by Yves Daccord (Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC) 0:52:13 Yves Daccord 30 Apr 2013
6 Torture and Human Dignity 25 Jan 2013, ELAC/Oxford Martin HRFG Programme Discussion Event with Professors David J. Luban, Jeremy Waldron and Henry Shue, chaired by Dr David Rodin 1:12:05 David Lubin, David Rodin, Jeremy Waldron, Henry Shue 11 Mar 2013
7 Human rights in Africa: opportunities and challenges The Bram Fischer Memorial Lecture 2013. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights gives a talk about human rights in Africa. 0:40:17 Navi Pillay 07 Mar 2013
8 Creative Commons Interpreting Human Rights in New Zealand and the UK: Expansive but Narrow, Narrow but Expansive Kris Gledhill, University of Auckland - 17 January 2013 1:10:46 Kris Gledhill 23 Jan 2013
9 Creative Commons Taking Direct Discrimination Cases out of the Straightjacket of Crude Comparator Analysis: A Shift to a Stronger Principle of Equality Justice Kevin Bell, Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria - 16 October 2012 1:16:21 Kevin Bell 26 Oct 2012
10 Creative Commons The European Court of Justice's treatment of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights Gráinne De Búrca, NYU School of Law - 8 October 2012 1:21:55 Gráinne De Búrca 26 Oct 2012
11 Creative Commons The Price of Omission: Brazilian Government Reparations to Victims of the Military Regime: Oak Series on Amnesty Dr. Glenda Mezarobba, Research Fellow, Universidade de Campinas; Executive Director, 0:42:27 Glenda Mezarobba 29 Jun 2012
12 Creative Commons Law and globalisation - powerful or powerless Baroness Helena Kennedy, QC delivered the Annual Isaiah Berlin Lecture on law and globalization at Wolfson College. The lecture was introduced by Acting President of the College, Christina Redfield. 1:04:08 Helena Kennedy 29 May 2012
13 2012 Annual Lecture in Law and Society: The Strange History of the American Federal Bill of Rights: England, the United States and the Atlantic World Pauline Maier, Professor of American History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology gives the 2012 Annual Lecture in Law and Society. Introduced by Denis Galligan, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford 0:58:55 Pauline Maier, Denis Galligan 23 May 2012
14 Creative Commons OxPeace 2012: Law, Human Rights, Theology and Religion in Peacebuilding Part 3 Reverend Charlotte Bannister-Parker, University Church, Oxford gives a talk for the 2012 OxPeace Conference; Disciplines of Peace 0:16:01 Charlotte Bannister-Parker 21 May 2012
15 Creative Commons OxPeace 2012: Law, Human Rights, Theology and Religion in Peacebuilding Part 2 Professor Cheyney Ryan, Law and Philosophy, University of Oregon, gives a talk for the 2012 OxPeace Conference; Disciplines of Peace 0:26:31 Cheyney Ryan 21 May 2012
16 Creative Commons OxPeace 2012: Law, Human Rights, Theology and Religion in Peacebuilding Part 1 Professor Malcolm Evans OBE, Public International Law, Bristol, gives a talk for the 2012 OxPeace Conference; Disciplines of Peace 0:26:29 Malcolm Evans 21 May 2012
17 Creative Commons Migrants' access to goods and services in the context of international human rights law Aoife Nolan (Durham Law School) takes us through the relationship between migrants' rights and international human rights instruments. 0:43:37 Aoife Nolan 16 Apr 2012
18 Creative Commons Civic Stratification and Migrants Rights Lydia Morris discusses the stratification of rights as a way to explain rights given or constrained by the state, in the migration context. 0:55:57 Lydia Morris 05 Mar 2012
19 Creative Commons Keynote Speech Terry Davis, former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, gives the final keynote speech for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective conference 0:19:08 Terry Davis 18 Jan 2012
20 Creative Commons The International 'Responsibility to Protect' and the 'Responsibility to Rebuild'- A Dual Agenda Professor Richard Caplan, Oxford, gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:20:43 Richard Caplan 17 Jan 2012
21 Creative Commons From Conditionality to Disconnection-The Ambivalent Relationship between the Council of Europe and the European Union in the Field of Criminal Justice Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas, School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:14:42 Valsamis Mitsilegas 17 Jan 2012
22 Creative Commons Hard Law, Soft Law and the Politics of Standards: Regulating Political Parties in Europe Dr Daniel Smilov, University of Sofia, gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:16:18 Daniel Smilov 17 Jan 2012
23 Creative Commons The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: From Standard-Setting to Standard-Implementation Professor Rainer Hoffmann, University of Frankfurt gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:17:34 Rainer Hoffmann 17 Jan 2012
24 Creative Commons The Council of Europe and the death penalty: intergovernmental legitimation as enabling and constraining Dr Kundai Sithole, Oxford, gives the seventh talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:18:26 Kundai Sithole 17 Jan 2012
25 Creative Commons Sixty Years of Normative Production in the Council of Europe: The Legal Nature, Elaboration, Challenges and Trends of the CoE Conventions Manuel Lezertua, Director of Legal Advice and Public International Law (Jurisconsult), Council of Europe: gives the sixth talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:18:45 Manuel Lezertua 17 Jan 2012
26 Creative Commons Explaining the Momentum behind the Council of Europe's Norm Entrepreneurship Dr Gwendolyn Sasse, Oxford, gives the fifth talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:17:20 Gwendolyn Sasse 17 Jan 2012
27 Creative Commons War, Law and the Cold War: Making the European Convention on Human Rights Professor Anne Deighton (Oxford) gives the fourth talk in The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:13:37 Anne Deighton 17 Jan 2012
28 Creative Commons Where do norms come from? Dr Jennifer Jackson-Preece (LSE) gives the second talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:12:22 Jennifer Jackson-Preece 17 Jan 2012
29 Uruguay: Struggles against Impunity and Barriers to Justice for Crimes under International Law Co-Hosted with Amnesty International, Dr. Francesca Lessa, Research Assistant, Latin American Centre, University of Oxford gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series. 0:44:18 Francesca Lessa, Christopher Hall 02 Dec 2011
30 Creative Commons Immigration and welfare chauvinism: Britain since 1800 Professor David Feldman, historian, describes the "welfare chauvinism" existing in Britain since the 18th century. 0:42:37 David Feldman 01 Dec 2011
31 Creative Commons Identification and mobility Control: Police sciences, technology, and international cooperation in West Europe, 1900-1930 Dr. Ilsen About takes us through the fascinating development of technology used by police in the early 1900's to allow for the identification of criminals internationally, known as 'distant identification'. 1:02:30 Ilsen About 01 Dec 2011
32 Creative Commons Identification and mobility Control: Police sciences, technology, and international cooperation in West Europe, 1900-1930 Dr. Ilsen About takes us through the fascinating development of technology used by police in the early 1900's to allow for the identification of criminals internationally, known as 'distant identification'. 1:02:30 Ilsen About 01 Dec 2011
33 Creative Commons No rights for the wicked; human rights and foreign national prisoners Retired immigration lawyer Fran Webber goes through case law pre and post the entry into force of the Human Rights Act. 0:57:12 Frances Webber 02 Nov 2011
34 Creative Commons Beyond Kampala: Taking Stock of the ICC: Current Issues and Future Prospects Third and final panel session of the Beyond Kampala conference. 0:42:31 Darryl Robinson, Phil Clark, Donald Ferencz 20 Jun 2011
35 Creative Commons Beyond Kampala: The State of State Practice on Aggression Second Panel session of the Beyond Kampala conference. 0:38:20 Astrid Reisinger Coracini, Robbie Manson, Bill Wilson, Deborah Ruiz Verduzco 20 Jun 2011
36 Creative Commons Beyond Kampala: What Happened in Kampala? First Panel session of the Beyond Kampala: The ICC, the Crime of Aggression, and the Future of the Court, held in St Anne's college on 13th May 2011 0:30:23 William Schabas, Noah Weisbord, Stefan Barriga, Jackson Maogoto 20 Jun 2011
37 Creative Commons Beyond Kampala: The ICC, the Crime of Aggression, and the Future of the Court - Keynote talk Keynote by Vice President Hans-Peter Kaul, Judge of the ICC, introduced by Benjamin Ferencz, Chief Prosecutor at the Einsatzgruppen case at the Nuremberg Trials. Part of the Beyond Kampala conference held in St Anne's College on 13th May 2011 0:40:07 Hans-Peter Kaul 20 Jun 2011
38 Creative Commons Human Rights vs Religion? Professor Roger Trigg gives the St Cross Special Ethics Seminar, Trinity Term 2011. 0:32:42 Roger Trigg 20 Jun 2011
39 The Fischer Lecture: Human Rights and the Law in South Africa (African Studies Seminar/Rhodes House Trust) George Bizos SC, human rights lawyer and defense barrister for Nelson Mandela, gives the 2011 Bram Fischer lecture at the Rhodes House, Oxford. 1:29:17 George Bizos 06 Mar 2011
40 The Consequences of Violent Politics in Zimbabwe: Norton in 2009 Jocelyn alexander gives a talk for the Hilary Term 2011 Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series on the 16th February 2011 0:41:10 Jocelyn Alexander 21 Feb 2011
41 The Future of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities Former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, gives the first in the 700th Exeter College Anniversary lecture series at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford on Africa; the challenges it faces and the opportunities it has 0:31:44 Kofi Annan 21 Feb 2011
42 Human Rights Trials in Chile and El Salvador: Post-Transistional Justice Part of the Oxford Transistional Justice Seminar Series. Recorded 30th November 2010 0:57:06 Cath Collins, Alan Angell 24 Jan 2011
43 Creative Commons The Future of Human Rights Part of the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Timothy Endicott, Murray Hunt and Sandra Fredman discuss the future of human rights, looking at the human rights constitution, its critics and how to uphold human rights. 0:56:29 Timothy Endicott, Murray Hunt, Sandra Fredman 30 Nov 2010
44 Crimes Against Humanity: Human rights and Justice in Argentina Judge Sergio Gabriel Torres, Federal Judge in Criminal and Correctional Matters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Academic Vice President for Argentina at the Ibero-American Criminal Law Institute gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series 0:27:17 Sergio Torres 16 Nov 2010
45 Managing Transition: the National Peace Accord, South Africa, 1991-94 Delivered by Rev. Dr. Liz Carmichael MBE, Chaplain and Tutor in Theology, St John's College, University of Oxford; and Facilitator and Trainer under the National Peace Accord. Part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series, Trinity 2010. 1:26:18 Liz Carmichael 21 Jun 2010
46 The Legacy of Nuremberg Delivered by Benjamin Ferencz, Chief Prosecutor of the Einsatzgruppen Case at the Nuremberg Trials, 1947-8. Part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series, Trinity 2010. 1:13:07 Benjamin Ferencz 21 Jun 2010
47 A Truth Commission Goes Abroad: Liberian Transitional Justice in New York Delivered by Dr. Jonny Steinberg, Author and Journalist; Visiting Fellow, African Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series, Trinity 2010. 1:25:44 Jonny Steinberg 21 Jun 2010
48 Uganda Roundtable: Researching the movements of and Ugandan military campaign against the Lord's Resistance Army in eastern Congo, southern Sudan and Central African Republic. A round table discussion led by Professor Ron Atkinson, Director of African Studies, University of South Carolina. Part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series, Trinity 2010. 1:19:19 Ron Atkinson 21 Jun 2010
49 Rwanda: "Justice for Whom?" and "Peddling Justice" 2 lectures. Justice for Whom? Assessing Local Responses to Transitional Justice in Rwanda, Cambodia and Sierra Leone and Peddling Influence: A Rwandan Response to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. 1:49:13 Wendy Lambourne, Allison Turner 18 Jun 2010
50 Transitional Justice and Development Delivered by Juan Mendez, President Emeritus, International Center for Transitional Justice, and former UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. Part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series, Trinity 2010. 1:15:22 Juan Mendez 18 Jun 2010
51 Iraq's refugees - beyond tolerance: Keynote address This podcast was recorded at the Regional Presentation of the Forced Migration Policy Briefing on 'Iraq's refugees - beyond tolerance', which was held on 13th April 2010 in Amman, Jordan. 1:04:11 Prince El-Hassan bin Talal 05 May 2010
52 The Relocation of Young Uyghur Women in China In this podcast the issue of the transfer of young Uyghur women in China is discussed. 0:32:51 Michael Dillon, Omer Kanat, Amy Reger, Enver Tohti 15 Apr 2010
53 Punitive War Professor of Law at Warwick University Victor Tadros gives a talk for the ELAC Hilary Term 2010 seminar series. This series is co-hosted by the ELAC and the University of Oxford Programme on the Changing Character of War (CCW) 0:40:47 Victor Tadros 18 Feb 2010
54 Strategic thinking for an Age of Austerity David Blagden, DPhil candidate in International Relations in Oxford, gives a talk for the ELAC Hilary Term 2010 seminar series. This series is co-hosted by the ELAC and the University of Oxford Programme on the Changing Character of War (CCW) 0:32:09 David Blagden 18 Feb 2010
55 War and Love: The Role of Special Relationships in the Ethics of War Dr Seth Lazar gives a talk for the ELAC Hilary Term 2010 seminar series. This series is co-hosted by the ELAC and the University of Oxford Programme on the Changing Character of War (CCW). Dapo Akande is the discussant 0:39:47 Seth Lazar, Dapo Akande 18 Feb 2010
56 Human Rights, Sovereignty and Military Intervention: A Dialogue with JS Mill Professor Michael Doyle gives a talk for the ELAC Hilary Term 2010 seminar series. This series is co-hosted by the ELAC and the University of Oxford Programme on the Changing Character of War (CCW) 0:52:09 Michael Doyle 18 Feb 2010
57 Between armageddon and utpoia; conflict prevention, justice and reconciliation after mass atrocity. Seminar delivered on Monday 8 February 2010 by Dr. Rama Mani, Senior Research Associate, Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford, and Project Director, Ending Mass Atrocities - Echoes in the South. 0:33:55 Rama Mani 16 Feb 2010
58 Punishment in Transition: Re-thinking the Role of Punishment and Sentencing for Transitional Justice Seminar delivered on Monday 1st February 2010 by Ralph Henham, Professor of Criminal Justice, Nottingham Trent University. 0:46:33 Ralph Henham 16 Feb 2010
59 International Justice: Transitional, Distributive, and Rectificatory Seminar delivered on Monday 18 January 2010 by Dr. Daniel Butt, Lecturer in Political Theory, University of Bristol. 0:44:19 Daniel Butt 26 Jan 2010
60 Transitional Justice and the Inter-American Human Rights System Seminar delivered on Tuesday 1 December 2009 by Par Engstrom, Lecturer in Human Rights, Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, University of London. 1:00:34 Par Engstrom 21 Dec 2009
61 Debating Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe: Victim-Centred Rhetoric or Reality? Seminar delivered on Tuesday 10 November 2009 by Janice Winter, Programme Manager, Axess Programme on Journalism and Democracy 0:32:32 Janice Winter 21 Dec 2009
62 Papering Over the Cracks: Reconciliation in Zimbabwe's Unity Government Era Seminar delivered on Tuesday 10 November 2009 by Dr. Blessing Miles Tendi, Researcher, University of Oxford 0:25:02 Blessing-Miles Tendi 21 Dec 2009
63 Repairing Libya's Past: Where Does the Quest for Compensation End? Seminar delivered on Tuesday 4 November 2009 by Dr. Claudia Gazzini, Max Weber Fellow, European University Institute, Florence. 0:34:37 Claudia Gazzini 21 Dec 2009
64 Human Rights and their Limitations: The Role of Proportionality The former President of the Israeli Supreme Court Aharon Barak addresses the appropriate balance between security and the safeguarding of human rights. 1:12:05 Aharon Barak 05 Jun 2009
65 Escaping North Korea This podcast was recorded at a talk and book signing by the author Mike Kim which was on Tuesday 10th March 2009 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford. 0:47:10 Mike Kim 27 Mar 2009
66 Reframing Human Rights in the Global Era:a tribute to Sérgio Vieira de Mello "Reframing Human Rights in the Global Era: a tribute to Sírgio Vieira de Mello", delivered by the former president of Brazil, Dr Fernando Henrique Cardoso as part of the British Council's series of lectures on "Raising Human Rights Awareness". 0:33:24 Fernando Henrique Cardoso 08 Dec 2008
# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Creative Commons Development in Practice: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice, and Human Rights Helen Clark, UNDP administrator gives a talk on development work and the advancement of human rights for the 2013 Hands Lecture. 0:36:39 Helen Clark 22 May 2013
2 Creative Commons Oxford at Said Seminar: Oxford and Oxfam working together on the ethics of war, weapons and humanitarian aid The practice of protecting unarmed civilians amidst the fierce violence of international and non-international war contends with extreme political realities and rapidly developing robotic weapons technology. Hear how Oxford and Oxfam are working together. 1:08:53 Hugo Slim, Jane Cocking, Alexander Leveringhaus 14 Mar 2013
3 Human rights in Africa: opportunities and challenges The Bram Fischer Memorial Lecture 2013. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights gives a talk about human rights in Africa. 0:40:32 Navi Pillay 07 Mar 2013
4 The Role of Courts in a Democracy: Debate A panel of leading academics, judges, and policymakers debate the growing trend towards the judicialization of politics, in which judges are increasingly implicated in settling policy disputes, especially in the context of constitutional rights. 1:41:22 Charles Clarke, Lord Justice Jacob, Richard Bellamy, Philip Sales 18 Apr 2011
5 The Future of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities Former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, gives the first in the 700th Exeter College Anniversary lecture series at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford on Africa; the challenges it faces and the opportunities it has 0:32:25 Kofi Annan 21 Feb 2011
6 Creative Commons The Future of Human Rights Part of the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Timothy Endicott, Murray Hunt and Sandra Fredman discuss the future of human rights, looking at the human rights constitution, its critics and how to uphold human rights. 0:56:29 Timothy Endicott, Murray Hunt, Sandra Fredman 30 Nov 2010
7 FLJS part 6: Laws in times of peace and war Aharon Barak answers a question from Guardian Legal Affairs correspondent Afua Hirsch on the difference between protecting human rights and concerns of governments in power in war. Part 6 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:02:39 Aharon Barak, Afua Hirsch 24 Jul 2009
8 FLJS part 5: Closing Remarks: Cases of Family Reunification and use of torture Aharon Barak talks about the implications for human rights law of Israel barring family reunification between Palestinian and Israeli citizens. Part 5 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:06:12 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
9 FLJS part 4: The Relationship between Political and Judicial Branches Aharon Barak discusses how the political and judicial branches of government balance their sometimes conflicting interests with the rights of the citizens. Part 4 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:04:43 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
10 FLJS part 3: Criticisms and Answers: Proportionality vs. Strict Scrutiny Aharon Barak talks about the need for proportionality within human rights law as a means for protecting it against other considerations. Part 3 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:05:11 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
11 FLJS part 2: Freedom of Speech Aharon Barak discusses the idea of Freedom of Speech and asks whether it is right to limit this freedom to protect against hate speech. Part 2 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:01:25 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
12 FLJS part 1: Human Rights Aharon Barak talks about human rights and the limitations imposed on them that are necessary for society to preserve itself. Part 1 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:03:05 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
13 2009 Annual Lecture: Human rights and their limitations: the role of proportionality The former President of the Israeli Supreme Court Aharon Barak addresses the appropriate balance between security and the safeguarding of human rights. 0:59:07 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
14 Reframing Human Rights in the Global Era:a tribute to Sérgio Vieira de Mello "Reframing Human Rights in the Global Era: a tribute to Sírgio Vieira de Mello", delivered by the former president of Brazil, Dr Fernando Henrique Cardoso as part of the British Council's series of lectures on "Raising Human Rights Awareness". 0:33:24 Fernando Henrique Cardoso 08 Dec 2008
15 Forgotten in the Mountains: Displacement in the Highlands of Papua This film looks at the issue of forced displacement of indigenous Papuans in (West) Papua, Indonesia. 0:30:12 Chris Ballard, Francesca Lawe-Davies, Charmain Mohamed, Frederika Korain 20 May 2008