Eldon Lecture Series - Shami Chakrabarti
Guest Lecture delivered by Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty on Thursday 26 January 2012 at 6.30pm
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Common Values: The state of rights and freedoms in Coalition Britain?
A barrister by background, Shami Chakrabarti has been Director of Liberty since 2003.
18 months after the Coalition Government was formed, Shami explores the impact on rights and freedoms in Great Britain.
The Common Values of Dignity, equal treatment and fairness are fundamental principles that underpin the British definition of civil liberties but what has proved to be the Government’s approach to these values?
From a promising start with the repeal of ID cards legislation to the disappointing continuation of the odious control order regime, the Government’s record is certainly mixed. But with the announcement that Britain’s human rights framework is to be reviewed by a Commission on a British Bill of Rights, we now face the greatest threat to our human rights protection in the lifetime of the Human Rights Act.
What might the future hold for Common Values in Coalition Britain?
The lecture will commence at 6.30pm and will be followed by a drinks reception. This event will be accredited for 1 hour CPD by the SRA and BSB.
To book a place at this lecture, please contact Dawn Mclean on 0191 227 4480 or email nu.events@northumbria.ac.uk
Date posted: October 4, 2011
