Philosophy and Law

Lady Justice is blind, the law should not differ according to sex or gender or race or background. Yet in many countries women are not afforded the same legal protections and rights as men. These are the women who stand up for those with no voice and argue that every women, every child, every person deserves to have the same rights as those around them; and they will fight to ensure it.

Philosophy and Law

Cornelia Sorabji - A voice for the voiceless

Committed to ensuring all people had a voice in the courts of law. Oxford University’s first female law graduate, India's first woman advocate, Cornelia Sorabji helped hundreds of women and orphans stand up in court.