Racial Justice and the Limits of Law

Bharat Malkani (Cardiff University)

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English

Bristol University Press
23 April 2024

Social discrimination; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Law & society; International human rights law

Racial justice is never far from the headlines. The Windrush Scandal, the toppling of the statue of Edward Colston and racism within the police have all recently captured the public's attention and generated legal action. But, although the ideals of the legal system such as fairness and equality, seem allied to the struggle for racial justice, all too often campaigners have been let down by the system.

This book examines law's troubled relationship with racial justice. It explains that law's historical role in creating and perpetuating racial injustices continues to stifle its ability to advance the cause of racial justice today.

Both a lawyer's guide to anti-racism and an anti-racist's guide to legal action, it unites these perspectives to help both groups understand how to use the law to tackle racial injustices.

By: Bharat Malkani (Cardiff University)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Abridged edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529230734
ISBN 10: 152923073X
Pages: 182
Publication Date: 23 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Bharat Malkani is a Reader in Law at Cardiff University. His research connects human rights with criminal justice, with a particular focus on racism, miscarriages of justice and the death penalty. He has published widely on these topics, and has engaged with lawyers, charities, policy makers and international organisations on a variety of human rights and criminal justice issues.

Reviews for Racial Justice and the Limits of Law

“Shifting between law’s role in constructing racial hierarchies and law’s function in confining racial justice, the book offers a compelling and thorough analysis of antiracism in contemporary legal relations.” Shaimaa Abdelkarim, University of Birmingham ""Malkani authoritatively deploys critical race theory to construct an engrossing history of litigation challenges to the violence of slavery, colonialism, and immigration control. This is an account of the successes and failures of those who use the law in pursuit of racial justice that is at once sobering and uplifting.” Patricia Tuitt, independent legal academic and Vice-Chair, Executive Committee, Liberty ""An essential read for anyone who is interested in issues of race, racism, and antiracism. Malkani navigates several registers beyond law with ease and demonstrates an inimitable grasp of how law is both implicated in and perhaps also a route to racial justice. ... an invaluable reminder in our current times when law seems hopelessly complicit in racism."" Shreya Atrey, University of Oxford