NCLS’s annual law lecture - Baroness Shami Chakrabarti

Thu Nov 28 2024 at 05:30 pm to 08:00 pm UTC+00:00

Jarrolds | Norwich

Norfolk Community Law Service
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NCLS\u2019s annual law lecture - Baroness Shami Chakrabarti
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Join us for our law lecture with Baroness Chakrabarti where she will discuss human rights, why they matter & how they are being endangered
About this Event

We are delighted to welcome leading British human rights lawyer and campaigner Baroness Shami Chakrabarti to Norwich as this year’s speaker.

Baroness Chakrabarti, who was formerly Director of Liberty and Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales, will discuss human rights, why they matter and how they are being endangered, in the event being hosted at Jarrolds, on London Street, in Norwich, on Thursday, November 28.

The evening event comes on the back of the release of her new book, Human Rights: The Case for the Defence, copies of which will be available on the night. There will also be the chance for a short Q&A after the lecture.

The event is being generously sponsored by Birketts LLP and the Norfolk and Norwich Law Society.

On the subject of human rights and her lecture, Baroness Chakrabarti wrote: “Our human rights are endangered. After the devastation of World War Two the international community united to enshrine fundamental rights to refuge, health, education and living standards. They protected privacy, fair trials and free speech and outlawed torture, slavery and discrimination. Their goal was greater global justice, equality and peace. That settlement is now under attack from opponents on both left and right and populist and authoritarian movements worldwide. Simultaneously, we are threatened by war, inequality, new tech and climate catastrophe, crises human rights can help us address.
"To believe in human rights is to believe in human beings. If they - and we - are to survive, these rights must be owned and understood by everyone.”

Baroness Chakrabarti is a leading British human rights lawyer and campaigner who has written and broadcast widely and held a number of public roles in recent decades. A legislator in the House of Lords, she is the author of On Liberty and Of Women. Director of Liberty (the National Council for Civil Liberties) from 2003 to 2016, she was Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales from 2016 to 2020.

The event begins at 5.30pm and will finish at 8pm and will be held in The Pantry, Jarrolds. Tickets include arrival drinks and post-event canapes. They are priced at £15 for general admission and £10 for students.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Jarrolds, 11 London Street, Norwich, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 10.00 to GBP 15.00

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