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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Geoffrey Robertson, QCPublisher: Vintage Publishing Imprint: Vintage Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.378kg ISBN: 9780099581918ISBN 10: 0099581914 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 04 February 1999 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsCompellingly told, entertaining, sometimes hilarious and always illuminating -- John Mortimer Geoffrey Robertson Q.C. is one of those few fearless and romantic lawyers dedicated to reducing the difference between law and justice -- David Jessel * Scotland on Sunday * Well-written, powerful...Robertson's work has changed the way government works, and made it more accountable...a good read for people of any age -- Jack Straw * New Statesman * This wonderful book...reads like a John Grisham, infused with moral anger * Independent * For all his reputation as a radical lawyer, flailing at the Establishment, he proves himself to be a believer * Independent * The celebrated barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC has been involved in some of the most high-profile cases ever to come to a British courtroom. Here, with a combination of wit and gravity, pace and narrative style, he recounts some of the major cases that have come to the national consciousness, including the highly amusing 'Oz' trial, Mary Whitehouse's battle against the play The Romans in Britain, and the attempts by the parents of soldiers caught in friendly fire in the Gulf War to find justice. Throughout his career, Robertson has fought for people's rights in the face of the state system and his many struggles have included helping Vaclev Havel in communist Czechoslovakia and Malcolm X on death row. Enlightening and enjoyable, this is a fascinating insight into the legal world by one of its finest and most dedicated practitioners. (Kirkus UK) For all his reputation as a radical lawyer, flailing at the Establishment, he proves himself to be a believer * Independent * This wonderful book...reads like a John Grisham, infused with moral anger * Independent * Well-written, powerful...Robertson's work has changed the way government works, and made it more accountable...a good read for people of any age -- Jack Straw * New Statesman * Geoffrey Robertson Q.C. is one of those few fearless and romantic lawyers dedicated to reducing the difference between law and justice -- David Jessel * Scotland on Sunday * Compellingly told, entertaining, sometimes hilarious and always illuminating -- John Mortimer For all his reputation as a radical lawyer, flailing at the Establishment, he proves himself to be a believer Independent This wonderful book...reads like a John Grisham, infused with moral anger Independent Well-written, powerful...Robertson's work has changed the way government works, and made it more accountable...a good read for people of any age -- Jack Straw New Statesman Geoffrey Robertson Q.C. is one of those few fearless and romantic lawyers dedicated to reducing the difference between law and justice -- David Jessel Scotland on Sunday Compellingly told, entertaining, sometimes hilarious and always illuminating -- John Mortimer Author InformationGeoffrey Robertson QC is Head of Doughty Street Chambers and the author of textbooks on constitutional and media law. He has appeared as counsel in many landmark cases in Britain and the Commonwealth and in the European Court of Human Rights, and has conducted missions for the Bar and for Amnesty International. He has received a number of awards for his writing and broadcasting, and is currently a Visiting Professor at Birkbeck College. He helped to found Charter 88 and is an exectuive member of JUSTICE and the Institute of Contmeporary Arts. He is married to the author Kathy Lette; they live in London with their two children. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |