IBAHRI Films and Podcasts

Panel discussions

  
Interviews
 

Short films

A Crisis of Legitimacy: The Rule of Law in Sri Lanka

Rule of Law in Myanmar: Challenges and Prospects

On Thursday 17 January 2013 the IBAHRI launched its latest fact-finding report The Rule of Law in Myanmar: Challenges and Prospects, at the Law Society of England and Wales. Moderated by BBC World Service presenter Owen Bennett-Jones, the expert panel discussed the opportunities and obstacles for reform in Myanmar (Burma). Watch film

Peace after terror: rules of reconciliation 

Monday 1 October 2012, during the IBA Annual Conference, Dublin, the IBAHRI held its showcase session on reconciliation mechanisms and transitional justice, with a keynote address from the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Martin McGuinness. Watch film / View all filmed content from the IBA Annual Conference 2012

Representing justice: the role of lawyers in establishing international criminal courts and safeguarding their legacy

On 31 May 2012, as part of the IBA’s 7th Annual Bar Leaders Conference, the IBA International Criminal Court (ICC) Programme hosted a high-level panel discussion on the role of lawyers in establishing international criminal courts and safeguarding their legacy. Watch film

Justice at a Crossroads: The Legal Profession and the Rule of Law in the New Egypt

On Monday 28 Novmber 2011, the first day of the parliamentary elections in Egypt, the IBAHRI held an expert panel discussion on the legal professio nand the rule of law in the New Egypt. Panellists spoke of what progress has been made to strengthen the rule of law since Egypt's revolution and looked ahead to consider key priorities for human rights reform for the new Parliament. Read more on this event

The status of capital punishment under international law 

The use of capital punishment is one of the most controversial topics in international human rights law. Following the IBAHRI Session in Dubai, chaired by Sternford Moyo, IBA Senior Reporter Rebecca Lowe moderated a lively discussion with panelists and session partcipants. Thematic issues such as international practice and norms were discussed. Law enforcement views on the death penalty were among other issues discussed. View film / Read more about the IBAHRI in Dubai

The right to a fair trial: current status and global challenges to imple-
mentation and the case of the 'UAE 5' November 2011

Drawing on her extensive international experience as UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Gabriela Knaul speaks at the IBAHRI Session in Duabi, during the Rule of Law Symposium. IBAHRI Co-Director Phillip Tahmindjis discussed the ‘UAE 5' case and its implications for freedom of expression and the independence of the legal profession. A lively discussion ensued. View film / Read more about the IBAHRI in Dubai

Human Rights Lawyers and Defenders in Syria: a Watershed for the Rule of Law, July 2011

On Thursday 28 July 2011, the IBAHRI launched its fact-finding report on Syria, with a discussion on the main findings and conclusions of the report. The panel comprised IBAHRI Co-Director and Mission delegate, Phillip Tahmindjis; Mission delegates, Sadakat Kadri and Michael Lynn; and Dr Abdel Salam Sidahmed, Mission rapporteur. View film

Terrorism and International Law: Accountability, Remedies and Reform, March 2011

On 23 March 2011, the IBAHRI and the Open Society Justice Initiative co-hosted an expert panel discussion on terrorism, counter-terrorism and international law, marking the release of the Report by the IBA Task Force on Terrorism, chaired by Richard goldstone. View film

The death penaly in the USA, October 2010

The IBAHRI and the BBP Law School's Human Rights Unit hosted a roundtable discussion on the legal challenges of abolishing the death penalty in the United States. Human rights consultant Piers Bannister chaired the panel, comprising Reprieve attorney Sophie Walker, Oxford University Reader in Criminology Dr Carolyn Hoyle and Mumia Abu-Jamal's lead counsel Robert Bryan. View film

Kenya's draft constitution and election violence, April 2010

The IBAHRI and the International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) presented an open discussion on Kenya’s new draft constitution and whether it could help prevent further election related violence and strengthen democracy. This followed an IBAHRI and ILAC report assessing the needs of Kenya's justice system. View film

IBA ICC roundtable discussion in preparation for the Rome Statute Review Conference, January 2010

The IBA ICC Programme hosted a high-level roundtable discussion in January 2010 at The Hague’s Peace Palace, to prepare for the Review Conference for the Rome Statute in June 2010. Panellists included US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Stephen Rapp, and former ICC President Philippe Kirsch. View film

A conversation with Juan Mendez, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, October 2012

On Wednesday the IBA presented a live lunchtime interview with Juan E Méndez, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment . Moderated by Todd Benjamin Award-winning former CNN news anchor, Juan Mendez, former co-chair of the IBAHRI, spoke about his lifetime work in the field of human rights as well as his most recent contribution as UN Special Rapporteur. Watch interview / View all filmed content from the IBA Annual Conference 2012

Interview with Baoness Helena Kennedy QC, October 2012

The IBA interviewed the IBAHRI Co-Chair, Baroness Kennedy during the IBA Annual Conference in Dublin 2012. Watch interview / View all filmed content from the IBA Annual Conference 2012

Interview with Haitham Al-Maleh, Syrian lawyer and human rights activist, November 2011

The IBA interviews leading Syrian political activist and former judge Haitham al-Maleh, who founded the Syrian Human Rights Association in 2001 and has been arrested several times for speaking out against the government. In 2009, Maleh was convicted of spreading false and malicious information that would ‘affect the morale of the nation’, and spent 18 months in prison. He has since left the country and now travels around the world speaking out against abuses of the al-Assad regime. Watch interview

Interview with Juan Mendez, UN special Rapporteur on Torture

Juan Mendez, UN special Rapporteur on Torture and IBAHRI Co-Chair, speaks to the IBA, during the IBA Annaul conference in Dubai, following the publication of the IBAHRI manual on combatting torture in Brazil, October 2011. Watch interview

Interview with Carlos Ayala, Former Presdent of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, July 2011

Carlos Ayala speaks to the IBA about the case of Judge Maria Afiuni, arrested in December 2009 in Venezuela for freeing a banker facing corruption charges, in line with domestic and international law, and still held under house arrest at the time of this interview.  Watch interview

IBA interviews from the IBAHRI / TWC parliamentary Strengthening workshop, March 2011

The IBAHRI and The Westminster Consortium for Parliaments and Democracy (TWC)  held a two-day workshop on human rights and the role of parliaments, as part of their joint initiative on parliamentary strengthening.

During the course of the workshop the IBA interviewed many top parliamentarians and other attendees from around the world about challenges facing their respective countries. Below we present a selection of clips from these interviews. Watch interviews

Interview with Mark Stephens, lawyer for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, February 2010

Leading media lawyer Mark Stephens, who represents WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaks to the IBA about the legal challenges surrounding the groundbreaking whistleblowing website and the sexual assault allegations made against his client in Sweden. View film

Interview with Fu Hualing, top academic at Hong Kong University's Faculty of Law, November 2010 

Professor Fu Hualing, a top academic from the University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Law, speaks to Rebecca Lowe about the struggle for constitutional reform, human rights and freedom of expression in China. View film

Interview with Mo shaoping, lawyer to imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiabo, November 2010 

Mo Shaoping, lawyer to imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiabo, speaks exclusively to the IBA by weblink from Beijing. He was taking part in an IBAHRI panel discussion on  the independence of lawyers in China only hours after being prevented from travelling to the UK by Chinese state officials. View film

Interview with Clive Stafford Smith, Civil lawyer and death penalty activist October 2010

Civil rights lawyer and abolition of the death penalty activist Clive Stafford Smith, recipient of the IBA Human Rights Award 2010, gave an interview to the IBA on subjects including Guantanamo Bay and the death penalty. View film

Interview with Sternford Moyo, Former President of the Law Society of Zimbabwe

Sternford Moyo, former President of the Law Society of Zimbabwe and current Co-Chair of the IBAHRI, speaks to Rebecca Lowe about corruption and the struggle for human rights in a country torn by political violence. View film

Interview with human rights lawyer, Anrew Makoni, October 2010

Human rights lawyer Andrew Makoni, forced to flee Zimbabwe in 2008, speaks about the difficulty of upholding the rule of law in a country beset by corruption. View film

Interview with Juan Mendez, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, October 2010

Juan Mendez, Co-Chair of the IBAHRI and United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, speaks to Rebecca Lowe about the international legal struggle to prevent terrorism, torture and genocide. View film

Judge Buergenthal is currently serving at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. His extraordinary life story, including incarceration as a child in Auschwitz, and his contributions to international law, made him a compelling choice for interview. In addition to his childhood experiences, he also discussed issues such as Kosovo and the West Bank Barrier. View webcast

Interview with Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsangirai, October 2009

The IBA conducted an exclusive, in-depth interview with the Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai at the Annual Conference 2009, encompassing the power-sharing agreement with Robert Mugabe, the struggle to secure the rule of law, protecting the legal profession and engaging with the international community. View film

Sri Lanka facing constitutional crisis concludes IBAHRI    report

In March 2013 the IBAHRI conducted a remote fact-finding mission to investigate the impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Bandaranayake and the rule of law in Sri Lanka. This film summarises the situation in Sri Lanka and gives some background to the report before discussing its findings and recommendations. Watch film

'Green Municipalities' - IBAHRI/Innovare Institute 2012 Special Prize for Justice and Sustainability

The first Regional Congress about the Death Penalty, Morocco

In October 2012, the IBAHRI participated in the first Regional Congress About the Death Penalty, in Rabat, Morocco,  organised by Ensemble Contre la Peine deMort (ECPM). This short-film captures footage from the IBAHRI legal seminar, as part of the Congress, and includes interviews with former death-row prisoner Ahmed Haou, as well as Congress speakers and organisers. Watch film / read more about the Congress

The Forgotten: FEBEM, Young Offenders and Human Rights Violations in Brazil

'FEBEM' is a former young offenders’ prison in São Paulo. In the 1990s, it witnessed violent rebellions caused by institutionalised torture and ill-treatment. This film explains how the legal profession and civil society came together to address these issues.
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In the Dock: Defence Rights at the ICC, May 2011

In the Dock: Defence Rights at the ICC is a 27-minute educational film that covers a number of subjects including the presumption of innocence, fair trial guarantees and the right to counsel. Read more on fair trial and defence issues at the ICC / Click here to watch a 15 minute version of this film

Terrorism and International Law: Accountability, Remedies and Reform

This 4 minute clip includes highlights from the IBA high-level panel discussion on the main topics of the IBA Task Force on Terrorism 2011 Report. View film