CRMEP Public Lectures, Autumn 2026, 3: Peter Hallward, ‘Indefensible: The Judicial Assault on Nonviolent Direct Action'

Thu 12 Nov · Room E003, CSM · N1C

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12 November 2026 at 18:00 • Room E003, CSM, Granary Building, 1 Granary Square, Kings Cross, London, N1C 4AA, GB This lecture will consider the motivational logic of nonviolent direct action, along with recent judicial responses to it in British courts. As the term implies (and as pioneering advocates like Gandhi and Ghaffar Khan explain), such action aims to compress the distance between purpose and execution to a minimum.

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