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S'està carregant… Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies (2020)de The Secret Barrister
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Many politicians are called out, but it's Chris Grayling's malicious, negligent incompetence that runs through this like a stick of rock. And even despite his failings, it ramps up again and the greatest ire is reserved for the solipsistic media and proprietary legal archiving. I guess the one hope I have left for the current Labour crop is for this to get righted if they get into power. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
Could the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people? Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society. Our unfamiliarity is dangerous because it makes us vulnerable to media spin, political lies and the kind of misinformation that frequently comes from loud-mouthed amateurs and those with vested interests. This 'fake law' allows the powerful and the ignorant to corrupt justice without our knowledge - worse, we risk letting them make us complicit. Thankfully, the Secret Barrister is back to reveal the stupidity, malice and incompetence behind many of the biggest legal stories of recent years. In Fake Law, the Secret Barrister debunks the lies and builds a defence against the abuse of our law, our rights and our democracy that is as entertaining as it is vital. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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The English Civil Law and its protections is often held up as one of the institutions to be proud of in principle (here in Scotland I'll reserve full judgment), but unlike other institutions like the NHS or the BBC, most people feel that involvement with the law is about other people, unsavoury types who aren't like them, so either through ignorance of how the law works or through the heart getting the better of the head, they resent its protections when it seems to be giving bad people benefits they don't deserve. Most people, of course, will pass their lives without ever being arrested and charged with an offence they didn't commit but some will find themselves on the wrong side of the law – it happens more often than we like to think – and when they do they may suddenly be grateful to have one of those lawyers who get murderers, rapists and paedophiles 'off the hook' on their side. And however much politicians and tabloids rail against huge amounts of Legal Aid being paid out to wrong'uns (who never actually see a penny of it as it is paid to the lawyers in less-than-generous remuneration for their work), those caught on the wrong foot should not have to sell their home to clear their name. The law should be available to all who need it. And don't get me started on the High Court and Supreme Court lawyers unfairly charged with "defying the people's will" over things like Brexit. Their only bias is towards the law as it stands (a bit of a mess to be honest, much of it inscribed in centuries of case law, but we pay them well for knowing their way around the labyrinth) and don't deserve the tabloid bile ("ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE") and consequent death threats piled on them for maintaining it.
The law is imperfect, and it certainly isn't in the business of being sentimental. It protects all those who act within it, even deeply-unpleasant toerags, but our freedom hinges on its consistent application to angels and devils alike. We all ought to understand a lot more about it, and that's where this book is a good start.
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