The Justice Game
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: sticker remnant on the dj.
In the high-stakes arena where justice, power, and human rights collide, The Justice Game stands as a formidable account of one barrister's battles inside and outside the courtroom. Geoffrey Robertson, one of the world's leading human rights lawyers, chronicles a series of landmark legal cases in which he served as advocate, drawing readers into the theatrics of trial law and the moral quandaries that lie beneath the polished surface of justice systems worldwide. From censorship trials and political persecutions to the defence of the dispossessed, Robertson presents each case with the precision of a legal mind and the flair of a natural storyteller, illuminating the often brutal gap between the law as written and justice as lived. Robertson's prose is sharp, irreverent, and fiercely intelligent, reflecting a career spent challenging orthodoxies and holding the powerful to account. The Justice Game argues, with compelling clarity, that justice is never a given — it must be fought for, case by case, and that the courtroom can be as much a stage for political theatre as a temple of truth. Each chapter uncovers a fresh injustice, leaving the reader to wonder just how fragile the foundations of civilised society truly are.
Author: Geoffrey Robertson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1998, Chatto & Windus
Genre: Politics & law
Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: sticker remnant on the dj.
In the high-stakes arena where justice, power, and human rights collide, The Justice Game stands as a formidable account of one barrister's battles inside and outside the courtroom. Geoffrey Robertson, one of the world's leading human rights lawyers, chronicles a series of landmark legal cases in which he served as advocate, drawing readers into the theatrics of trial law and the moral quandaries that lie beneath the polished surface of justice systems worldwide. From censorship trials and political persecutions to the defence of the dispossessed, Robertson presents each case with the precision of a legal mind and the flair of a natural storyteller, illuminating the often brutal gap between the law as written and justice as lived. Robertson's prose is sharp, irreverent, and fiercely intelligent, reflecting a career spent challenging orthodoxies and holding the powerful to account. The Justice Game argues, with compelling clarity, that justice is never a given — it must be fought for, case by case, and that the courtroom can be as much a stage for political theatre as a temple of truth. Each chapter uncovers a fresh injustice, leaving the reader to wonder just how fragile the foundations of civilised society truly are.