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Law, Liberty and the Constitution - by Harry Potter (Paperback)

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  • Throughout English history the rule of law and the preservation of liberty have been inseparable, and both are intrinsic to England's constitution.
  • Author(s): Harry Potter
  • 362 Pages
  • Freedom + Security / Law Enforcement, Legal History

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About the Book



A new approach to the telling of legal history, devoid of jargon and replete with good stories, which will be of interest to anyone wishing to know more about the common law - the spinal cord of the English body politic.



Book Synopsis



Throughout English history the rule of law and the preservation of liberty have been inseparable, and both are intrinsic to England's constitution. This accessible and entertaining history traces the growth of the law from its beginnings in Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. It shows how the law evolved from a means of ensuring order and limiting feuds to become a supremely sophisticated dispenser of justice and the primary guardian of civil liberties. This development owed much to the English kings and their judiciary, who, in the twelfth century, forged a unified system of law - predating that of any other European country - from almost wholly Anglo-Saxon elements. Yet by the seventeenth century this royal offspring - Oedipus Lex it could be called - was capable of regicide. Since then the law has had a somewhat fractious relationship with that institution upon which the regal mantle of supreme power descended, Parliament.
This book tells the story of the common law not merely by describing major developments but by concentrating on prominent personalities and decisive cases relating to the constitution, criminal jurisprudence, and civil liberties. It investigates the great constitutional conflicts, the rise of advocacy, and curious and important cases relating to slavery, insanity, obscenity, cannibalism, the death penalty, and miscarriages of justice. The book concludes by examining the extension of the law into the prosecution of war criminals and protection of universal human rights and the threats posed by over-reaction to national emergencies and terrorism. Devoid of jargon and replete with good stories, Law, Liberty and the Constitution represents a new approach to the telling of legal history and will be of interest to anyone wishing to know more about the common law - the spinal cord of the English body politic.

Harry Potter is a former fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge and a practising barrister specialising in criminal defence. He has authored books on the death penalty and Scottish history and wrote and presented an award-winning series on the history of the common law for the BBC.



Review Quotes




An enjoyable read.-- "PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY"

Full of triumphs, tragedies, comedies, accidents and unintended consequences [with] an immense cast of characters. ... [A] lively and opinionated book.-- "TIMES"

Harry Potter has a way with words...which make his books impossible to put down...If you need a good introduction to legal history (all students of English history do), then read this book.-- "FACHRS NEWSLETTER"

Potter lacerates the jargon and marches through a long timeline to produce a slim, superbly written account of the common law.-- "LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE"
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .75 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.12 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 362
Genre: Freedom + Security / Law Enforcement
Sub-Genre: Legal History
Publisher: Boydell Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Harry Potter
Language: English
Street Date: March 20, 2020
TCIN: 86694689
UPC: 9781783275038
Item Number (DPCI): 247-39-0751
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.75 inches length x 6.14 inches width x 9.21 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.12 pounds
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