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Just Law
Helena Kennedy
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Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LA; LNDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Acute, questioning, humane and passionately concerned for justice, Helena Kennedy is one of the most powerful voices in legal circles in Britain today. Here she roundly challenges the record of modern governments over the fundamental values of equality, fairness and respect for human dignity. She argues that in the last twenty years we have seen a steady erosion of civil liberties, culminating today in extraordinary legislation, which undermines long established freedoms. Are these moves a crude political response to demands for law and order? Or is the relationship between citizens and the state being covertly reframed and redefined?
Acute, questioning, humane and passionately concerned for justice, Helena Kennedy is one of the most powerful voices in legal circles in Britain today. Here she roundly challenges the record of modern governments over the fundamental values of equality, fairness and respect for human dignity. She argues that in the last twenty years we have seen a steady erosion of civil liberties, culminating today in extraordinary legislation, which undermines long established freedoms. Are these moves a crude political response to demands for law and order? Or is the relationship between citizens and the state being covertly reframed and redefined?
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099458333
SKU
V9780099458333
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About Helena Kennedy
Helena Kennedy QC is one of Britain’s most distinguished lawyers and public figures. She is a regular broadcaster, journalist and lecturer and throughout her career has focussed on giving voice to those who have least power in the system, championing civil liberties and civil rights. Her 1992 book Eve Was Framed led to a number of key reforms for women ... Read more
Reviews for Just Law
Remarkable - a passionate, cogent and eloquent defence of the idea of law as the framework for a just society... Vitally important
Financial Times
Highly readable... Startlingly topical
Sunday Telegraph
Powerful and prescient
Daily Telegraph
This is a good book, well-written, pacey and to the point
Sunday Times
Admirable... Without Helena Kennedy's ... Read more
Financial Times
Highly readable... Startlingly topical
Sunday Telegraph
Powerful and prescient
Daily Telegraph
This is a good book, well-written, pacey and to the point
Sunday Times
Admirable... Without Helena Kennedy's ... Read more