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DESCRIPTION:This lecture explores how legislators and regulators have remai
 ned silent on issues of structural injustice\, failing to address deeply e
 mbedded systemic inequities that have long disadvantaged low-income commun
 ities worldwide. Structural injustice arises in contexts where power\, inf
 ormation\, and economic asymmetries enable certain actors to dominate or e
 xploit others—while the state\, through inaction or neglect\, allows these
  injustices to persist. Examples of structural injustices can be found acr
 oss the globe: from the hazardous conditions of social housing\, tragicall
 y exemplified by the Grenfell Tower fire in London\, to the devastating he
 alth and economic toll of environmental degradation in places like Louisia
 na’s Cancer Alley and Italy’s Terra dei Fuochi. Similarly\, the exploitati
 on of agricultural laborers and in the garment industry worldwide reveals 
 how systemic inequalities are maintained through a combination of corporat
 e practices and regulatory indifference.\n\nThis lecture examines the comp
 lex dynamics between citizens and the state\, focusing on power imbalances
 \, the role of legal and social structures in reinforcing these disparitie
 s\, and how private actors have leveraged state inaction to cause long-ter
 m physical\, psychological\, and socioeconomic harm. Arguing for a fundame
 ntal rethinking of legal frameworks and regulatory enforcement\, the lectu
 re challenges the traditional focus on individual responsibility and inste
 ad calls for a shift toward systemic solutions.\n\nBio:\n\nSofia Ranchordá
 s is a Full Professor of Administrative Law at Tilburg Law School. She als
 o holds a part-time appointment as a Professor of Public Law\, Innovation\
 , and Sustainability at Luiss Guido Carli in Rome. In 2022\, she was award
 ed a five-year NWO-Vidi project to conduct research on vulnerability in th
 e automated state from a comparative perspective. Prof. Ranchordás is inte
 rested in the power asymmetries between government and citizens\, how digi
 tal technology can exacerbate or create new vulnerabilities in the interac
 tions between citizens and governments\, and how to empower individuals ei
 ther through more empathic approaches to law or to technology. Her scholar
 ship has been published in leading law journals\, such as Computer Law & S
 ecurity and Duke Law Journal\, as well as with Oxford University Press and
  Cambridge University. Ranchordás’ book Introduction to Law and Regulation
 \, 2nd edition (with Karen Yeung) was published in 2024 with Cambridge Uni
 versity Press.\n
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LOCATION:Room 100\, Maxwell Cohen Moot Court
SUMMARY:When No One's in It\, Everyone is in It: Structural Injustices and 
 the Violence of Legal Silence
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/law/channels/event/when-no-ones-it-everyone-it-st
 ructural-injustices-and-violence-legal-silence-364201
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