Subjects:

General Interest

Contents:

Though the Heavens Fall (Defending the Law)

Amid the Clash of Arms (The Law in Wartime)

Let the Black Go Free (The Law and the Downtrodden)

The Golden Thread (The Law and the Accused)

The First Casualty (The Law and Human Rights)

The Incoming Tide (The Law and the Constitution)

Life's Dominion (The Law of Life and Death)

Fearful Saints (Reforming the Law)

Scandalising the Court (The Law of Contempt)

Homer Nodding (Judicial Infirmities)

With Respect (The Art of the Advocate)

The High Profession (The Life of a Lawyer)

The Life of the Law (The Law and Justice)

When the Wind Blows (The Rule of Law).

Print On Demand Title
This volume brings together examples of the very best in judicial pronouncements over four centuries and two continents. Assembled into themes, such as life and death deicisions, freedom of speech and the protection of minorities, they form a summary of the law's interaction with society.

The book also paints an intriguing and sometimes humorous picture of the lawyer's life in and out of court, illustrating with examples some of the different styles of advocacy. The text is stripped of legal references, which might get in the way of the general reader, and is finished with a number of line illustrations of legal London.