Dealing with the past: a local and global imperative. Part I. [Blog post]

Lyons, Carole

Abstract

In this blog post, the author reflects on some of the general issues arising in relation to justice for past wrongs, taking as its starting point the toppling of the statue of the seventeenth century Bristol slave trader, Edward Colston in 2020.

Citation

LYONS, C. 2025. Dealing with the past: a local and global imperative. Part I. [Blog post]. Posted on the School of Law and Social Sciences blog [online], 21 May 2025. Available from: https://rgu-slss.blog/2025/05/21/dealing-with-the-past-a-local-and-global-imperative-part-i/

• Digital Artefact Type: Blog Post
• Deposit Date: Aug 20, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 20, 2025
• Keywords: Transitional justice; History and society; Decolonisation; Colonial legacies
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2982303
• Related Public URLs: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2982306 (Part 2); https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2982311 (Part 3)
• External URL: https://rgu-slss.blog/2025/05/21/dealing-with-the-past-a-local-and-global-imperative-part-i/