Britta Redwood

Britta Redwood

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Britta Redwood is an Assistant Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where her research focuses on international law, critical legal theory, and reparatory justice. She has contributed to the work of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the UN Working Group on People of African Descent.

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A Reckoning in the Emperor’s Court: Jamaica’s Reparations Petition to the Privy Council

September 7, 2026

On 7 September 2026, Jamaica, which remains a Commonwealth Country with King Charles III as its head of state, will formally present a petition to the King with three questions about the legality of transatlantic chattel slavery and the UK’s responsibility to make reparations. Jamaica's petition is part of a decade-long coordinated campaign of Caribbean (CARICOM) countries…

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A Reckoning in the Emperor’s Court: Jamaica’s Reparations Petition to the Privy Council

September 7, 2026

On 7 September 2026, Jamaica, which remains a Commonwealth Country with King Charles III as its head of state, will formally present a petition to the King with three questions about the legality of transatlantic chattel slavery and the UK’s responsibility to make reparations. Jamaica's petition is part of a decade-long coordinated campaign of Caribbean (CARICOM) countries…

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