Sir Anthony Campbell to lecture on ‘Terrorism and the Rule of Law’

6:00pm Royal Society of Edinburgh

In this year’s Macfadyen Lecture, Sir Anthony Campbell PC will consider the reactions of Parliament and government to terrorism within the United Kingdom.

He will look at the response both In the past, when the source of terrorist activity largely came from within the United Kingdom and Ireland, and now, when the major threat is posed by International terrorism, before assessing the problems that may be faced in answering the threat of terrorism in the future.

Sir Anthony is a former Lord Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland and chairman of the Fingerprint Inquiry, Scotland (2011) and the Inquiry into Crown Decision-Making in the Case of the Murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar, Scotland (2001).

The Scottish Council of Law Reporting established the lecture series in memory of Lord Macfadyen.

Tickets are free of charge but must be booked in advance through Eventbrite.