Professor Mary Robinson, the seventh President of Ireland and the former High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations, presents "Human Rights in the Modern World". In 2010 she set up the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice to advocate for and educate the world about those most affected by the changing environment, namely the world's poorest and more marginalised communities. Recorded on Tuesday 20 November 2012 at the University of Edinburgh's McEwan Hall.