Name: How I defend the rule of law
Uploaded: 2014-10-27T15:19:58Z
Duration: 15 min 16 s
Description: Every human deserves protection under their country’s laws — even when that law is forgotten or ignored. Sharing three cases from her international legal practice, Kimberley Motley, an American litigator practicing in Afghanistan and elsewhere, shows how a country’s own laws can bring both justice and “justness”: using the law for its intended purpose, to protect.

Every human deserves protection under their country’s laws — even when that law is forgotten or ignored. Sharing three cases from her international legal practice, Kimberley Motley, an American litigator practicing in Afghanistan and elsewhere, shows how a country’s own laws can bring both justice and “justness”: using the law for its intended purpose, to protect.

Kimberley Motley: How I defend the rule of law

How I defend the rule of law

In Afghanistan, legal battles for justice redefine courage, revealing the transformative power of law when wielded for protection.

Empowering through law, a litigator's quest against injustice illuminates the global struggle and triumphs within the legal system.

Deploying Afghanistan's own laws, a litigator protects human rights and challenges unjust practices, setting legal precedents.