Advocating for the Rule of Law

Respect for democracy and the rule of law are under threat. Richard, the Attorney General for England and Wales, discusses how to embed understanding and support for these bedrock ideas of the rule of law into mainstream political thought.

About the speaker:

Richard Hermer KC is a British barrister and life peer, serving as Attorney General for England and Wales since July 2024. He has led major human rights and environmental justice cases, including the Grenfell Tower litigation, and joined the House of Lords in 2024.

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Host or Publisher Mansfield College, University of Oxford