Legality and Impunity in Times of Crisis

Event Description

The world is in the throes of multiple crises, from ongoing genocide and settler colonial violence, to evolving forms of authoritarian governance and imperial warfare. The theme of ‘impunity’ has become part of mainstream political discourse as both cause and effect of the current international (dis)order. What are the psycho-political and affective dimensions of impunity? How do performances of impunity impact communities and political institutions? What is the political function of impunity in the current conjuncture? How does the law produce impunity and attend to its effects? 

This symposium will gather critical legal scholars, psychoanalysts, artists and political theorists from around the world to discuss legality, impunity and crisis in historical and contemporary forms, drawing on a wide range of contexts, methods and approaches, including: Marwa Arsanios, Suhad Bishara, Moyukh Chatterjee, Zahid R. Chaudhary, Kamari Clarke, Nisrin Elamin, Sarah Hunt Tłaliłila'ogwa, Gail Lewis, Daniel Renwick, Ken Reyes, Gustavo Jose Rojas-Paez, Lara Sheehi, Nimer Sultany, Vanessa Thompson and Sujith Xavier.

Legality and Impunity in Times of Crisis will be held at Allard Hall:

• Thursday, May 28, 1:15pm – 4:30pm (*Keynote by Dr Nimer Sultany at SFU Harbour Centre at 6:00pm – 7:30pm)
• Friday, May 29, 10:00am – 7:00pm
• Saturday, May 30, 10:00am – 1:30pm

Legality and Impunity in Times of Crisis is organised by Brenna Bhandar (Allard Law), Jon Goldberg-Hillier (University of Hawai'i at Mānoa), and Isabella Pojuner (UBC Geography), who would like to thank the Centre for Climate Justice, the Public Humanities Hub and the Allard Research Conference Fund for their generous support.

Registration for Symposium

Registration for Public Keynote Address by Dr Nimer Sultany