Book Launch – Structural Injustice and the Law

On the 20th of January, 6-7.30pm, we will launch the book Structural Injustice and the Law (UCL Press, 2024), co-edited by Professor Virginia Mantouvalou (UCL Faculty of Laws) and Professor Jonathan Wolff (University of Oxford).

About the book

Structural Injustice and the Law presents theoretical approaches and concrete examples to show how the concept of structural injustice can aid legal analysis, and how legal reform can, in practice, reduce or even eliminate some forms of structural injustice. A group of outstanding law and political philosophy scholars discuss a comprehensive range of interdisciplinary topics, including the notion of domination, equality and human rights law, legal status, sweatshop labour, labour law, criminal justice, domestic homicide reviews, begging, homelessness, regulatory public bodies and the films of Ken Loach. Drawn together, they build an invaluable resource for legal theorists exploring how to make use of the concept of structural injustice, and for political philosophers looking for a nuanced account of the law’s role both in creating and mitigating structural injustice.

Speakers

• Dr Emily McTernan, UCL Department of Political Science
• Professor David Nelken, King’s College London, Dickson Poon School of Law
• Response by Virginian Mantouvalou and Jonathan Wolff

The book is open access - download your copy
You can also meet the editors here

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