Events

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?