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Race, Colonialism and Power in the Legal System

Professor Leslie Thomas KC and David Neale · Gresham College

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About

Commonwealth citizens once enjoyed the right to live, work and settle in the UK without any restrictions. But a racist backlash against Black and Asian immigration led to legislators introducing immigration controls in the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962, which were broadened by the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968 to deprive East African Asians of the right to settle in the UK. Its shameful successor, the Immigration Act 1971 continues to form the basis of our xenophobic immigration laws today.

Lectures

  1. The Immigration Act 1971: Celebrated or Flawed? 2021-09-30 · YouTube
  2. Judicial Racism and the Lammy Review 2021-12-02 · YouTube
  3. The Brixton Riots: Policing the Black Community in the Last 40 Years 2022-02-03 · YouTube
  4. Human Rights in the UK and the Commonwealth Caribbean 2022-03-10 · YouTube
  5. Taking on a Corporate Giant: David v Goliath Legal Cases 2022-04-07 · YouTube
  6. Should the Commonwealth Caribbean Abolish Appeals to the Privy Council? 2022-05-26 · YouTube

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Institution
Gresham College
Taught by
Professor Leslie Thomas KC, David Neale
Year
2021
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Law
Source
Gresham College
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