Events

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

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

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