School of Law: Inception Lecture 2019 - Warning: Contains graphic images.
Channel: SOAS University of London
Date: 2019-11-05

Reaching for the Horizon: Narratives of Immunity and Impunity

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Mapping some emblematic struggles for justice to seek accountability and redress for human rights violations, the lecture traces the colonial continuities in law that accord immunity from prosecution; the institutional bias embedded in practice and procedure; the challenges posed by silences in the law; which enable and entrench impunity. As victim families and communities assert their right to know the truth, judicial processes view them with suspicion, and adjudication infected by anxiety adopts pragmatism to ‘balance’ state power.  Drawing upon experiences from litigation the lecture will reflect upon how these court battles are fought and sustained.