So delighted to confirm our speaker for Thursday. Huge thanks to Carlye for identifying such a high profile and influential woman who focuses widely on women and education in multicultural legal aspects; Susan will enlighten us on the dynamics of abusive relationships and focus on the case of women who kill their abusive partners. Susan recently published insight into the matters surrounding the courts decision making on the return of Shamima Begum to Britain. (https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/shamima-begum-the-court-of-public-opinion). Prepare to take this opportunity to welcome Susan in person and discuss salient points which might impact our work with refugees and young women/DA services.
Speaker: Prof Susan Edwards, Professor of Law Emerita, University of Buckingham
BA (CNAA), MA, PhD (Manc), LLM (Reading); Barrister England and Wales, Practising Certificate; Member of the Expert Witness Institute (MEWI), formerly Editor Denning Law Journal 2005-2015
A barrister and a well-known writer and broadcaster on feminist issues, she currently lectures in Family Law, Sex, Gender and Minorities in the Legal Process, Criminology/Criminal Justice and Legal Skills and Procedure and tutors in Constitutional and Administrative Law. She is Co-Director of the Centre for Multi-Cultural Studies in Law.
Susan Edwards is a researcher and campaigner, with degrees in both law and social sciences, and a barrister. She has been actively involved in legal issues affecting women for many years, and writes, researches and campaigns in the area of Women’s International Human Rights. She has lectured across the world including USA, Middle East, Australia, and Europe. She is sole author of four books, a co-author of a further book, editor of a collection and editor for Borrie and Lowe, The Law of Contempt 4th edition ISBN/ISSN: 9781405736879 and has written several opinion pages on the law for The Times, The Guardian and The Age (Australia). See recently “Uncovering the truth: when and why judges ask defendants to show their face” May 18 2017
Plans...Margaret needs your meal order please, payment to be made to the Club Account. Do try to liaise to make it along and attend this interesting session followed by our regular
Business Meeting.Meet at 7pm to eat.
****Please transfer ( ref: foodbank) or if you can, bring any cash donation or cheque OR bottles(s) of children’s sun tan lotion or personal items for our summer foodbank donation which is now in plan for June****.