‘A live event with Tom Hodgkinson of The Idler. He is joined by Meirian Jump of the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School in Clerkenwell, Peter Francis of Gladstone’s Residential Library in North Wales, and Sara Wingate-Gray, UCL academic and the Itinerant Poetry Librarian. Learn about these refuges for quiet study and help plan more libraries.

In association with The Idler.’

Date: 17th March 2017, 7.00-8.30

Location: Knowledge Centre, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB

Charge: See website for details

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‘Making rules and adhering to them has underpinned the course of the United Nations and international relations more generally since 1945. Some States have not respected these and situations have arisen where adherence to these rules were dismissed but this had limited impact on the rules themselves. They were a violation of the rules, rather than a challenge to them. But some argue that they must now fight for the rules themselves, a cause they never anticipated.’

Date: 7th March 2017, 6.30-8.00pm

Location: Brunei Lecture Theatre, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0AL

Charge: Free, registration required

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‘This training has been developed in partnership with the Law Society and is an essential course for all solicitors who will be appearing in the youth court.

The course provides an overview of youth-specific criminal law from the police station to the youth court. The training will cover key topics such as out of court disposals, bail and remand, jurisdiction, adaptations to the trial process and youth sentencing. The course will introduce participants to the underlying principles of youth justice and international children’s rights law. This knowledge will be embedded through interactive exercises and case studies.

Participants will learn about child development and the learning difficulties, mental health difficulties and communication needs that affect children and young people in the criminal justice system. The course will also provide an introduction to fitness to plead and effective participation as well as modifications and adaptations to the court process, including intermediaries. The course will enable participants to identify needs and vulnerabilities and how these are properly addressed to ensure a child receives a fair trial.’

Date: 2nd March 2017, 9.00am-5.00pm

Location: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL

Charge: See website for details

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‘Baroness Valerie Amos CH will share a conversation with Hina Jilani discussing the right to defend human rights and the situation of human rights defenders globally.’

Date: 16th March 2017, 7.00-9.00pm

Location: The Brunei Gallery, SOAS University of London, 10 Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG

Charge: Free, registration required

More information can be found here.