Pre-Trial Bail and Remand

A talk and drinks reception event, coming soon as part of our special interest series on Philosophy and the Law.

About 13% of prisoners in England and Wales; and about 25% in Scotland are not serving sentences after being convicted; they are awaiting trial, having been refused bail. The detention of those who must be presumed innocent by the court, seems far more problematic than the imprisonment of those who have been convicted of crimes.

The grounds for pre-trial detention are, supposedly, purely preventive, to guard against the perceived risk that the defendant will fail to appear for trial, or interfere with the criminal process, or commit offences whilst on bail. Such preventive detention of those who have not been convicted is normally thought to be unjustifiable, but why, then, can it become justifiable once a person has been charged with an offence? Professor Antony Duff FBA and Professor Sandra Marshall discuss the justifiability of pre-trial detention.

This event will be chaired by Sir Rupert Jackson, former justice of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, who currently serves as a Justice of the Astana International Financial Centre Court.

In addition, we plan to launch an option to purchase multiple corporate tickets for this event series.  Please keep an eye out on our website and social media for the announcement of this launch.