Overview
Lord Woolf's judicial career has spanned four decades, culminating in five years as Lord Chief Justice. Now 26 of his most influential papers and lectures are published together for the first time. They present a remarkable overview and commentary on the judicial and legal reforms of recent decades, and span a huge range of issues including the rule of law and the constitution, the role of judges, access to justice, human rights, medicine, the environment, crime and penal reform. Each paper discusses the challenges that have arisen in English common law in recent times and the way they have been solved or attempted to be solved to ensure that justice is done - so that arrests and searches are made properly, that there are fair hearings, readily available lawful remedies, and the removal of unnecessary costs and delays.In his introductory chapter, Lord Woolf provides a fresh account of his current thinking on key legal areas resonating from the main topics and themes presented in the papers. The Pursuit of Justice offers an unparalleled insight into the views of one of the most influential figures in recent British legal history.
Full Product Details
Author: Lord Woolf (, Former Lord Chief Justice, current Visiting Professor and Council Chairman at University College) ,
Christopher Campbell-Holt (, Researcher, Norton Rose LLP)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.20cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 0.803kg
ISBN: 9780199217090
ISBN 10: 0199217092
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 27 March 2008
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The range of subject matter is remarkable and reflects the range of his work as a judge. Philip Havers QC, Council There are 26 papers in all and they are highly readable. They have been expertly edited. Philip Havers QC, Counsel.
Author Information
Lord Woolf is former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales; currently Privy Councillor and non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong; Bencher of the Inner Temple; Member of Blackstone Chambers; Fellow, Council Chairman and Visiting Professor of Law, University College London. Christopher Campbell-Holt currently works as a researcher at the international law firm, Norton Rose LLP. Chris is Consulting Editor and Director of Business Development of the legal philosophy journal, the UCL Jurisprudence Review, and has worked as a research assistant at the UCL Constitution Unit where he contributed to preparation for the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act for the Department of Constitutional Affairs; and at Landmark Chambers where he researched legal developments in the areas of property, planning and public law for Local Authorities & Human Rights, Drabble, Maurici, and Buley (OUP, 2004).
