Landmarks in the Law - Softcover

Denning, Baron Alfred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0406176140 ISBN 13: 9780406176141

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

Synopsis

Written in Lord Denning's familiar vivid, staccato style, Landmarks in the Law discusses cases and characters whose names will be known to all readers, grouped together under headings such as High Treason, Freedom of the Press, and Murder. Thus, for example, the chapter on High Treason tells the stories of Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Roger Casement, and William Joyce--three very different cases, the first occurring nearly 350 years before the last, but each one raising constitutional issues of the greatest importance.

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Synopsis

"Written in Lord Denning's familiar vivid, staccato style, this entertaining work discusses cases and characters whose names will be known to all readers, grouped together under headings such as High Treason, Freedom of the Press and Murder. There is also ultimately a detailed examination of what Denning describes as his 'most important case' - the Profumo inquiry, which, although not a law case, was nevertheless 'an inquiry to find out the truth'. Never afraid to give his opinions on matters of concern to us all, this publication holds wide appeal; its lively readable style and fascinating subject matter will not only interest students, but also laymen, who hear Lord Denning quoted so often."

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Lord Alfred Denning, Baron Denning (Dec.)

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0406176140
• ISBN 13: 9780406176141
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416