Terror and the Rule of Law

The Revolutionary tribunals in 1790s Paris; the Moscow show trials of the late 1930s; and the prosecution of conspirators in the assassination attempt on Hitler by the so-called “People’s Court”, are well-known examples of the way the law and its processes can be misused in totalitarian societies. These were trials designed to terrorize the population and solidify the power of the state.

This lecture will explore how the courts can be the vehicles of despotic power.

A lecture by Thomas Grant QC

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