International Affairs Research Group: Public Lectures
Russia's Foreign Policy Priorities in the Middle East
Speaker: Denis Temnikov
Date: 26 April 2012
Venue: Room 2.18, 65-68 Park Place
A public lecture by Denis Temnikov First Secretary of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in London.
Mr Denis Temnikov spoke to a large group of students, staff, activists and members of the public. His address focused on Russian foreign policy objectives in the Middle East including the Israel-Palestine situation, The Annan plan for Syria and the prospect of a Nuclear Iran. The Q&A was conducted under the Chatham House rule and was therefore not recorded.
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Tackling Torture
Speaker: Professor Malcolm Evans OBE
Date: 07 April 2011
Venue: Temple Hall, Temple of Peace
Professor Malcolm Evans OBE, was Head of the Bristol Law School from 2003-2005 and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law from 2005-2009. He studied law at Oxford (1979-82; 1983-87). He is a UK member of the United Nations Sub-committee on the Prevention of Torture.
Afghanistan: why we are there; what we are doing; and whether we can succeed
Speaker: Major General Nick Pope, the Chief of Defence Staff's Strategic Communications Officer and Ministry of Defence spokesman on military operations
Date: 15 November 2011, 17:30
Venue: TBA
The Relationship of the European Union and the United Nations: a Work in Progress
Speaker: Lord David Hannay, Former UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN and member of UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Threat, Challenges and Change
Date: 4 November 2010
Lord Hannay speech transcript.
The challenges of Multilateralism
Speaker: Sir Emyr Jones-Parry, former UK Permanent representative to NATO and the UN Security Council.
Date: 10 May 2010
International Criminal Law and the European Court of Human Rights
Speaker: Professor William Schabas, Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway
Date: 3 February 2010
Recording of the lecture
Recording of the question and answer session
Resolution of International Disputes by the United Nations – A Case Study of the Cameroon vs. Nigeria Dispute
Speaker: Bayo Ojo Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), member of the United Nations International Law Commission
Date: 24 November 2009
Event paper
Preventive Human Rights Strategies
Speaker: Professor Bertram Ramcharan, former United Nations Acting Commissioner for Human Rights
Date: 16 February 2009
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