EVENT: BPP – What has the European Convention on Human Rights ever done for us: Is it time to repeal the Human Rights Act?

Posted March 13th, 2015 in Forthcoming events by sally

‘The Faculty of Law, BPP University invite you to a symposium on

‘What has the European Convention on Human Rights ever done for us: Is it time to repeal the Human Rights Act?’.

Speakers:

Andrew Le Sueur is a professor at the School of Law, University of Essex. He is a member of the Jersey Law Commission, currently leading a project on reform of administrative justice in the island. He is a member of the executive committee of the International Association of Constitutional Law and a formal president of the UK Constitutional Law Association.

Bill Bowring is a professor at Birkbeck College, University of London. His research interests include human rights, minority rights, and international law. His research is enriched by his practice as a barrister, taking many cases to the European Court of Human Rights against Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Russia and Turkey.

Merris Amos is a reader in Human Rights Law at the School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London. Prior to this she was a Lecturer at the University of Essex and Deputy Director of the Human Rights Centre. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the UK Constitutional Law Association.

Roger Scruton is a writer, philosopher and public commentator. He is also a visiting professor at the University of Oxford. In addition, he is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington and a contributing editor to The New Atlantis.’

Date: 27th March 2015, 5.00-7.00pm

Location: Lecture Theatre, BPP University, Law School, Waterloo Branch, 137 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NN

Charge: Free

More information can be found here.