Lecture, Barnard's Inn Hall, Thursday, 5 Jun 2025 - 18:00
Lawgivers in Modern Revolutions

How have lawgivers featured in modern revolutions?
This lecture considers key moments in revolutions, including seventeenth-century Britain, eighteenth-century France and (what would become) the United States, and twentieth-century Iran.
The appeal to lawgivers (including ancient ones from many cultures) in revolutionary visions and in consolidating new constitutions is a striking feature of modern politics.
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