Public Lectures 

As Black Lives Matter has exposed the legacies of transatlantic slavery and empire, Britain has launched a new moral crusade at home: the fight against “modern slavery.” This panel discussion marks the launch of Drugs, Race and the Politics of Modern Slavery Law by Insa Lee Koch and asks what this crusade is really doing.
 
Speakers: Liz Fekete, Professor Insa Lee Koch, Kojo Kyerewaa & Glodi Wabelua

Twenty-four years without charge, without trial, without communication - but not without a voice. What role can art and artivism play in the pursuit of justice?

Screening of The Forever Prisoner HBO documentary by Alex Gibney (2021) on the US torture and extraordinary rendition programme, which began with Abu Zubaydah being the first ‘high-value detainee’ subject to the CIA’s programme.

The conference brings together international law scholars, practitioners, journalists and artists to reflect on the legacy of the so-called ‘war on terror’ (WOT) today, and the implications for the future. It will examine both continuities and transformations of the WOT, tracing how characteristics and patterns—such as militarisation, dehumanisation, legal imperialism and exceptionalism—have evolved from the WOT initiated nearly a quarter century ago.

The overall objective of this timely workshop is to bring together regulators, practitioners and academics and explore these significant proposals through presentations and participant discussion.
 
Speakers: Dr Elizabeth Howell, Professor Niamh Moloney & Dr David Murphy

The Professor Bill Cornish Memorial Lecture series was established as an annual event by LSE academics Dr Martin Husovec and Dr Luke McDonagh to honour the late Professor Bill Cornish who passed away in 2022.
 
Speaker: Professor Madhavi Sunder

Corporate sustainability due diligence has emerged as one of the most significant and contested regulatory innovations of the past decade. The EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), alongside national laws in France, Germany and beyond, legally required companies to identify, prevent and mitigate harmful human rights and environmental impacts across their operations and supply chain? 

At this inaugural event, hosted by LSE Law School, we will have a conversation about how the law understands the ideas of sex and gender. 
 
Speakers: Karon Monaghan KC & Simon Cheetham KC & Dr Julius Grower

Who gets access to books? And, to what extent does the act of reading shape our humanity? In conversation with Larry Kramer, Don Herzog will discuss his new publication from LSE Press, Reading Wars, which examines the heated, even murderous, political struggles over who gets to read and what they get to read.
 
Speakers: Professor Don Herzog, Professor Larry Kramer & Professor Nicola Lacey

The planet and its inhabitants face critical threats – including climate change, collapse of biodiversity, reverses in progress on global poverty and persistent inequality. How can international and national laws address these threats? What insights do we have about the conditions that lead to their enactment and implementation?

This event brings together leading scholars, practitioners, campaigners and students to explore the rapidly shifting legal landscape governing protest rights in the UK.

The Sustainable Governance Theme at the Global School of Sustainability is co-sponsoring the Human Rights, Sustainable Development & the Law Biennial Global Online Symposium. Bringing together leading academics, legal practitioners and policymakers, the event will explore the role of law and governance in advancing human rights and sustainable development through interdisciplinary dialogue and international collaboration.