Join Professor Conor Gearty for an interdisciplinary seminar and discussion about the rise of terrorism laws, including their colonial roots and wide-ranging impacts on contemporary society and a growing climate of authoritarianism.
The discussion will draw on research from Conor's forthcoming book: Homeland Insecurity: The Rise and Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law (to be published by Polity Press 29 May 2024).
There will be tea, coffee and sandwiches.
Meet the speaker:
Conor Gearty (@conorgearty) is Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE Law School. He was Director of LSE’s Centre for the Study of Human Rights (2002-2009). In 2012 he became Director of LSE’s Institute of Public Affairs and in this capacity was responsible for a crowd-sourced UK Constitution, drafted in 2015. He has published widely on terrorism, civil liberties and human rights. Conor is also a barrister and was a founder member of Matrix chambers from where he continues to practise.
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