Blackstone Law Lecture - Keir Starmer
PAST EVENT | 21 November 2015 11:30 - 21 November 2015 13:00
The annual Blackstone Lecture will be given this year by Keir Starmer, who will be speaking on 'Human Rights: can Britain go it alone; and should we?'
The lecture will take place in Pembroke's Pichette Auditorium on Saturday 21st November from 11.30 - 12.30, followed by a drinks reception.
Keir Starmer QC MP is Labour’s Shadow Immigration Minister and was elected as the MP for Holborn & St Pancras in May 2015. He co-founded Doughty Street Chambers in 1990 working to protect human rights and fight the death penalty. He is the author of several key texts on the law and from 2002-2007 worked for the Policing Board of Northern Ireland as a human rights advisor. From 2008-2013, he was the Director of Public Prosecutions and head of the Crown Prosecution Service. In that role, he developed policy and guidelines on issues such as assisted suicide, violence against women and girls, social media and child sexual abuse. Before being elected to Parliament, he worked with Baroness Doreen Lawrence to develop Labour’s 2015 proposals for a law to protect victims’ rights.
The lecture is now at full capacity.
Blackstone Law Lecture - Keir Starmer
PAST EVENT | 21 November 2015 11:30 - 21 November 2015 13:00
The annual Blackstone Lecture will be given this year by Keir Starmer, who will be speaking on 'Human Rights: can Britain go it alone; and should we?'
The lecture will take place in Pembroke's Pichette Auditorium on Saturday 21st November from 11.30 - 12.30, followed by a drinks reception.
Keir Starmer QC MP is Labour’s Shadow Immigration Minister and was elected as the MP for Holborn & St Pancras in May 2015. He co-founded Doughty Street Chambers in 1990 working to protect human rights and fight the death penalty. He is the author of several key texts on the law and from 2002-2007 worked for the Policing Board of Northern Ireland as a human rights advisor. From 2008-2013, he was the Director of Public Prosecutions and head of the Crown Prosecution Service. In that role, he developed policy and guidelines on issues such as assisted suicide, violence against women and girls, social media and child sexual abuse. Before being elected to Parliament, he worked with Baroness Doreen Lawrence to develop Labour’s 2015 proposals for a law to protect victims’ rights.
The lecture is now at full capacity.