Javier Garcia Oliva's Inaugural Lecture 'Whose Law is it Anyway?'
Whose law is it Anyway?
The Supreme Court recently ruled on a claim made by the occupants of luxury apartments on the South Bank, who objected to the Tate Modern offering visitors unique views of London, because those views overlooked the living space of those occupants.
Clashes between conflicting fundamental interests are, of course, the bread and butter of court business, and very often involve fundamental rights being pitted against each other. However, in this case, both the leading and the dissenting judge dismissed the European Convention on Human Rights as an unhelpful distraction from the issues in tort.
Does this signal a change in judicial attitudes, or is it explicable on the particular facts? Are perceptions of both human rights and judges changing in the wake of the constitutional earthquakes of the last decade?
This talk explores how laws enshrine the deepest values of our society, and asks who its true guardians might be.
This event will be taking place in University Place, room 2.220 and online via Zoom.
Registration is free but booking is essential: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whos-law-is-it-anyway-tickets-607170412047
Speaker
Javier Garcia Oliva
Role: Lecturer
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2.220
University Place
Manchester
