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Defending Protest (The Criminal Trials of Social Movement Activists)
| Expected release date is Jul 1st 2027 |
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Overview
Over the last decade, Britain has increasingly criminalised non-violent disruptive protest, with new offences, long prison sentences, and the proscription of Palestine Action. This has brought an unprecedented number of activists to trial.
Based on a decade of courtroom observation, this book shows how judges contain political argument, prosecutors recast protest as isolated criminality, and activists resist and reclaim their agency.
Through case studies of climate, anti-racist, anti-deportation and Palestine solidarity trials, the book examines the removal of legal defences, the rise of jury equity, activists’ self-representation, and the toll of delay in a crumbling justice system. In doing so, it reveals the courtroom as a primary battleground in the struggle for the right to protest, exploring how trials can better respect the integrity of activists and the democratic value of dissent.
