Racial Justice and the Limits of Law

Bharat Malkani is 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.

• Foreword by Leslie Thomas KCIntroduction1. Racial Justice and Law: A Paradoxical Relationship2. Racial Justice and Law: The Colonial Era3. Racial Justice and Law: The 1900s and 2000s4. The Use of Law to Tackle Racial Injustices: Contemporary Struggles5.: Antiracist LawyeringConclusion

“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