"Members of the Inns and Movements for Independence"

All members of the Inn are welcome to attend - please book a ticket

This session will be led by Master David Blunt

This will be a high level review of the parts played by members of the Inns and independence movements in British Colonies. Participants in the QS will be asked whether the training at, or the culture of, the Inns was in any way causative of those movements and their success. 

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Learning Outcomes:

After this session, students should be able to:

• Explain the role of overseas members of the Inns in the independence movements.
• Understand the history of legal eduction at the Inns.
• Recognise the impact of the British constitution on independence activists.

Links to the Professional Statement, wider workings of the Bar, administration of justice or a public interest matter

From this talk students will learn about the history, and the roles, of the members of the Inn in relation to the Independence Movements within the British Colonies. Not only will they learn about the importance of legal training and the part it plays in political progression, but they will also recognise the broader, positive impact that legal training can have on government and liberty.