Social Context of the Law - June
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Legal Knowledge, Justice and the Rule of Law
1 Credit
Start Date
12th June 2023 at 6:00pm
End Date
12th June 2023 at 7:30pm
Location
Inner Temple Lecture Theatre
Dress Code
Business attire
Open To
Members and the public
'Is Our Adversarial System Fit for Purpose?'
Speakers:
Tracy Ayling KC (2 BR and Inner Temple Bencher)
The Rt Hon Lord Bonomy LLD (Former Senator of the College of Justice and judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland. Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 2004-2009. 2020, judge to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT))
David Perry KC, 6KBW College Hill
The speakers will outline the pros and cons of the adversarial legal system. While the adversarial system observes the rights of both prosecutor and defendant, and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, it may result in an outcome determined by argument rather than evidence given that it is not an investigation into or search for truth but a contest of proof.
The event will be delivered in person and online. The session will include an opportunity for Q&A and for post-talk networking.
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Book/cancel: 05/06/2023