Human Rights in the 21st Century: The 2007 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture

The CELS Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture Podcast

Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

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🗓️ 29 October 2007

⏱️ 73 minutes

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The Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) hosts an annual public lecture in honour of Lord Mackenzie-Stuart, the first British Judge to be President of the Court of Justice. Among the eminent scholars of European legal studies invited to give the lecture are Professor Joseph Weiler, former Judge David Edwards of the European Court of Justice, and Advocate-General Francis Jacobs of the European Court of Justice. The texts of the Mackenzie-Stuart Lectures are published in the Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies. The 2007 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture was delivered by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Jack Straw, on Thursday 25 October 2007. He spoke about his views on human rights in the 21st century. More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, is available from the Centre for European Legal Studies website at: https://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/mackenzie-stuart-lectures This entry provides an audio source for iTunes.

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0:00.0	Vice Chancellor, ladies and gentlemen, I'm David Feldman.
0:07.0	I'm the Chairman of the Law Faculty, and it's my great pleasure to welcome you.
0:12.0	I have to start with a safety announcement.
0:16.0	In the event of an emergency, we hope the unlikely event, there will be warnings given,
0:27.5	and we would be grateful if you would leave the lecture theatre quickly and quietly.
0:32.8	There are four exits.
0:34.5	Two at the back.
0:37.4	Two at the front.
0:44.0	In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, and if you turn either left or right to the top, you will find yourself heading directly towards an emergency exit.
0:59.1	Leave through it.
1:01.5	And then the assembly point is round at the front of the building afterwards.
1:10.2	Now, down to business.
1:12.6	It's a great pleasure to welcome you all to the 2007 McKenzie Stewart Lecture, which is to be given this year by a leading member of the government, the right Honourable Jack Straw MP.
1:27.1	And we're obviously delighted to welcome Mr. Straw, together with his wife, Alice Perkins.
1:35.3	Thank you for coming.
1:37.3	It's also a special pleasure to welcome members of the family of Lord Mackenzie Stewart, after whom the lectures are named.
1:47.9	Lady McKenzie Stewart, again, honors us with her presence, together with her daughter, Judy,
1:56.1	who together with Mr. Peter King, also represents Sherman and Sterling, the firm which generously
2:04.0	sponsors these lectures. We also welcome Lady Mackenzie Stewart's granddaughter, Dr. Daisy
2:13.2	Hay, a member of New Hall in this university, and her husband, Dr. Matthew Santa.
2:19.5	To all of you a particularly warm welcome.
2:23.5	The McKenzie Stewart lectures are held, as you know, under the auspices of the Center for European Legal Studies here,
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