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David Burrows reviews Amnesty International’s handbook of children’s rights co-written by Angelina Jolie and Geraldine Van Bueren QC, and finds this protest manual to be curiously lacking in actual legal advice… Continue reading about Book review: Know your rights – and claim them, by Amnesty International, Angelina Jolie and Geraldine Van Bueren
Paul Magrath reviews Prof Leslie Moran’s survey of how the public perception of the judiciary is informed by images of both real and fictional judges. … Continue reading about Book review: Law, Judges and Visual Culture, by Leslie J Moran
Paul Magrath gets ready to gasp and stretch his eyes as the veteran political commentator takes him on a guided tour of contemporary political mendacity.
… Continue reading about Book review: The Assault on Truth, by Peter Oborne
Paul Magrath reviews the latest novel from Peter Murphy, in which present day lawyers battle over a historical injustice dating from the American War of Independence. … Continue reading about Book review: A Statue for Jacob by Peter Murphy
The novelist and travel writer is the subject of a new biography but she was also renowned for her coverage of court cases.… Continue reading about Book review: The Faces of Justice by Sybille Bedford
We survey some of the newer legal podcasts that have helped inform and distract us during the enforced isolation of the covid era. … Continue reading about Legal podcasts: a roundup
Since retiring from the Supreme Court in 2018, Lord Sumption’s public profile has increased still further, first with his delivery of the Reith Lectures in 2019 and more recently as a public commentator on law and politics, most notably for his principled opposition to the coronavirus lockdown. We review his latest book and another which celebrates his contribution to the case law of the Supreme Court, alongside some reflections on the role of the court by its former President, Lord Neuberger.… Continue reading about Judicial reflections from the apex court
We review the anonymous author’s inside view of the magistracy. … Continue reading about Book review: The Secret Magistrate
We review the Model Law Commission Report 2020 and see how young people think the law could be changed for the better… Continue reading about Model Law Commission Report 2020: lawyers of the future on the future of law
Andrew King reviews the compelling account of a young black barrister’s journey to the Bar and the systemic prejudice she still encounters in her professional life. … Continue reading about Book review: In Black and White, by Alexandra Wilson
