I'm just playing the devil's advocate.

The defense of the master thesis is just happening next month.

Mrs Myburgh relied on a common law rule for her defence.

Similar defence arguments put forth by Sergeant Ortega Araque are equally rejected.

Now, how did I come to this particular position of advocacy?

The source also stated that Ms. Bakhmina was not allowed to have a defence lawyer present during her interrogation.

Ms. Noori I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for allowing me to take part in today's open debate.

172. In the course of the debate, the Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clasfern) said, on the issue of the independence of the judiciary

Mr. Maurer (Switzerland) (spoke in French) Switzerland would like to thank Benin for convening this open debate of the Security Council on small arms and light weapons.

Ms. Løj (Denmark) Let me start, Mr. President, by thanking you for organizing this debate.

In order to strengthen multilateral cooperation in the area of nuclear non proliferation, his delegation proposed to put forward specific measures to advance the debate and strengthen the goals of the Treaty.

The General Assembly decided to hear the observer of Switzerland in the debate during the resumed tenth emergency special session.

If it's about a brief, I'm sorry, but we're full. Sir Wilfrid has all that he can handle.

Ms. BUERGO RODRÍGUEZ (Cuba) thanked the Chairman for his handling of the debate on a matter to which the Cuban delegation attached great importance.

And my learned friends Sir Wilfrid Robarts and Mr BroganMoore appear for the defence.

(b) The source alleges only that the courts before which they appeared or were tried were not independent and impartial and that they were not assisted by counsel of their won choosing.

I'd like to dispute that with you.

I was anxious that the point should be clear, Mr Keane.

It became a great emblem, a great subject of debate about what Iran is at home and abroad.

Ms. Hart (Canada) expressed opposition to procedural motions used to stifle debate on serious human rights concerns.

127. The representative contended that the number of disappeared persons in the country was considerably less than the number of 60,000 mentioned by a member.

Ms. GHOSE (India) I had not meant to take the floor in a formal plenary on this procedural debate.

70. At the request of Ms. Warzazi, a vote, by secret ballot, was taken to close the debate on procedure.

Ms. Erotokritou (Cyprus) said that Turkey had once again employed its usual rhetoric in an attempt to mask his country's own responsibility.

The authors argue that it thus appeared that the agent had never applied for review to the RRT as Mrs. Karawa had requested and paid for .

Mrs. Calmy Rey (Switzerland) (spoke in French) First, let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate.

He defended, however, the action of the soldiers, stating that they believed they were the target of a terrorist attack.

He rejected any suggestion that Mr Bryden had been laying in wait for them armed with a samurai sword.

It is alleged that Ms. Bakhmina was not allowed to have a defence lawyer present during her interrogation, in contravention of article 53 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation.

Well, the University of Delft requires that its PhD students have to submit five statements that they're prepared to defend.

Facts will speak even if I say nothing.

Ms. Barghouti (Observer for Palestine), speaking in exercise of the right of reply, said that the statement by the representative of Israel had been full of distortions.

222. On 14 December, Dr. Mahmoud Zahar, a Hamas leader in Gaza, defended Hamas past suicide attacks on Israel.

Well, Your Honor, the defense wishes to place Dr. Keller on the stand so that he can explain to the gentlemen of the jury the exact meaning of The Theory of Evolution.

And it's the subject of a huge debate about what this cylinder means, what Cyrus means, but above all, Cyrus as articulated through this cylinder Cyrus as the defender of the homeland, the champion, of course, of Iranian identity and of the Iranian peoples, tolerant of all faiths.

Ms. Parody remained admirably stoic throughout the bruising week as she sought to set the record straight and recast the debate on constructive terms.

For that reason, the proposal on the reform of the working methods of the Council circulated by the delegations of Costa Rica, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Singapore and Switzerland is an important contribution containing elements that will enhance the debate on that subject.

Provided legal defence for opponents of apartheid, including members of the African National Congress (ANC), Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), Unity Movement, Black Consciousness Movement and Azanian People apos s Organization (AZAPO).

The Defence case started on 1 November 2005.

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Ms. Shestack (United States of America) The United States is exercising its right of reply in response to the statement made this morning by the representative of Cuba.

Ms. Aghajanian (Armenia), also speaking in exercise of the right of reply, said that the allusion made by Azerbaijan to supposed military aggression by Armenia was captious.

The Defence commenced its case on 31 January 2005.

65. Following the confirmation of these indictments, the Prosecutor has had to respond to the preliminary motions raised by the defence.