Justice Debate
- Event Start: 1st November 2018, 8:30pm
- Event Type:
This House Believes That Retributive Justice is Obsolete
The principle of retribution has underpinned many judicial systems dating back to the Biblical era, ad is a core tenet of our understanding of punishment. Yet the increasingly troubling rates of recidivism and the number of non-violent offenders in prison have raised doubts about the efficacy of such a judicial system. Does retributive justice belong in the past, or is it still a necessary part of the healing process for victims and a core component of rehabilitation?
Speakers in Proposition:
- Frances Crook OBE : Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, the oldest penal reform charity in the UK
- Ard van der Steur : Dutch lawyer and former politician, Dutch Minister of Security & Justice between 2015 and 2017
Speakers in Opposition:
- Peter Dawson : Director of the Prison Reform Trust, previously Governor in the Downview and High Down prisons
- Diane Curry OBE : CEO of Partners of Prisoners, working to support the families of offenders
Prior to this debate, the Emergency Debate will be held at 7.45pm on a motion to be decided at this week's Consultative Committee