Public lawyers and private lawyers (if that distinction has real meaning), human-rights lawyers and legal theorists, and everyone with an interest in having a principled regime for making ubi ius, ibi remedium a practical reality, will find much food for thought in the book; even those who reject the conclusions will benefit from having to confront the manifest strengths of ... Read morethe argument. The book will quickly become the standard point of reference in its field. It is a pleasure to congratulate Dr Varuhas on this sustained, intellectually powerful and practically important piece of legal scholarship, and to commend it to the many readers, in many parts of the world, where it will, I hope, stimulate new approaches to the practice and theory of the subject.
From the Foreword by Professor David Feldman QC (Hon) FBA, Rouse Ball Professor of English Law, University of Cambridge
a significant work of original scholarship (...) I cannot help but to have the feeling that the book is destined to be instrumental in changing the perception of human rights as lying in a realm of public law, and of tort as lying in a separate realm of private law (...) On any view, this is a book that is likely to be read, widely and often.
Justice Gageler, High Court of Australia
Public Law Review
...a thought-provoking book which represents a valuable contribution to legal scholarship. It treats a subject of significance to lawyers, to judges and, most importantly, to those who wish to use the law to protect and vindicate their human rights.
Matthew S R Palmer, Judge of the High Court of New Zealand
Modern Law Review
Varuhas cites several cases which I decided at first instance. If I had had the benefit of some of his arguments, I might have made different decisions in some of those cases, and given better reasons in others. Any advocate or court considering these arguments will be greatly indebted to this scholarly, comprehensive and thoughtful work.
Michael Tugendhat, formerly one of Her Majesty's Justices
Cambridge Law Journal
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